Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 60, Issue 5 , Pages 703-710 , November 2004

Prediction of appropriateness of local endoscopic treatment for high-grade dysplasia and early adenocarcinoma by EUS and histopathologic features

Received 17 December 2003 ,Revised 18 March 2004 ,Accepted 1 July 2004.

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