Stents for the gastrointestinal tract

Endoscopy 2019; 51(07): 611-612
DOI: 10.1055/a-0919-4937

Anniversary Editorial

Todd H. Baron

¹Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States

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Peter D. Siersema

²Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

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