Reply to Moreels et al.

Endoscopy 2017; 49(04): 406
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-101232

Letter to the editor

Kei Yane

Center for Gastroenterology, Teine-Keijinkai Hospital, Teine-ku, Sapporo, Japan

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Akio Katanuma

Center for Gastroenterology, Teine-Keijinkai Hospital, Teine-ku, Sapporo, Japan

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Hiroyuki Maguchi

Center for Gastroenterology, Teine-Keijinkai Hospital, Teine-ku, Sapporo, Japan

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Kuniyuki Takahashi

Center for Gastroenterology, Teine-Keijinkai Hospital, Teine-ku, Sapporo, Japan

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Toshifumi Kin

Center for Gastroenterology, Teine-Keijinkai Hospital, Teine-ku, Sapporo, Japan

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