Endoscopic ultrasound-guided intervention for gastric varices: sticky stuff might not (yet) be enough

Wim Laleman

doi:10.1055/a-1112-7470

Endoscopy, Table of Contents

Endoscopy 2020; 52(04): 244-246
DOI: 10.1055/a-1112-7470

Editorial

Endoscopic ultrasound-guided intervention for gastric varices: sticky stuff might not (yet) be enough

Referring to Robles-Medranda C et al. p. 268–275 and Mohan BP et al. p. 259–267

Wim Laleman

¹Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Section of Liver and Biliopancreatic Disorders, University Hospitals Leuven, KU Leuven, Belgium

²Department of Chronic Diseases, Metabolism and Ageing (CHROMETA), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

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