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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Digestive Endoscopy 2015; 06(01): 035-036
DOI: 10.4103/0976-5042.155253
Letter to Editor
Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy of India

Endoscopic ultrasound guided fine-needle aspiration without rapid on site evaluation by cytopathologist: An institutional experience

Sandeep Nijhawan
Departments of Gastroenterology, SMS Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan
,
Bir Singh
Departments of Gastroenterology, SMS Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan
,
Kumar Shwetanshu Narayan
Departments of Gastroenterology, SMS Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan
,
Dilip Ramrakhiani
1   Department of Gastroenterology, SMS Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan
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26 September 2019 (online)

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