Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 67, Issue 7 , Pages 1147-1152 , June 2008

EUS-guided submucosal implantation of a radiopaque marker: a simple and effective procedure to facilitate subsequent surgical and radiation therapy

Received 17 August 2007 ,Accepted 15 February 2008.

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