Helix tack-and-suture device for mucosal defect closure following colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection: is it ready for global adoption?

Endoscopy 2023; 55(08): 780
DOI: 10.1055/a-2046-5159

Letter to the editor

Saif Ullah

¹Department of Gastroenterology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China

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Faisal S. Ali

²Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition Department, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Texas, United States

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Maral Ostovan

³School of International Education and School of Stomatology, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China

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Bing-Rong Liu

¹Department of Gastroenterology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China

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