Post-polypectomy complications: high risk in the cecum

Antonio Z. Gimeno-García; Enrique Quintero

doi:10.1055/s-0033-1359213

Endoscopy, Table of Contents

Endoscopy 2014; 46(02): 88-89
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1359213

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Post-polypectomy complications: high risk in the cecum

Antonio Z. Gimeno-García

Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, La Laguna University, Tenerife, Spain

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Enrique Quintero

Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, La Laguna University, Tenerife, Spain

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