Comments on: “Fine-needle aspiration of pancreatic cystic lesions: a randomized study with long-term follow-up comparing standard and flexible needles”

Endoscopy 2021; 53(09): 987
DOI: 10.1055/a-1425-5322

Letter to the editor

Ayushi Jain

¹Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA

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²Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA

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