Colorectal polyp size measurement: can we trust our own eyes?

Endoscopy 2025; 57(02): 146-147
DOI: 10.1055/a-2401-6181

Editorial

Referring to van Bokhorst QNE et al. doi: 10.1055/a-2371-3693

¹Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Montreal University Hospital Center (CHUM), Montreal, Canada

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