P.21.2 ENDOSCOPIC SUBMUCOSAL DISSECTION (ESD) OF DYSPLASTIC LESIONS IN LONG-STANDING ULCERATIVE COLITIS
โ Scribed by Iacopini, F.; Grossi, C.; Rigato, P.; Costamagna, G.; Matsuda, T.; Saito, Y.; Scozzarro, A.
- Book ID
- 122176495
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 475 KB
- Volume
- 46
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1590-8658
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