Gastroenterology
Volume 137, Issue 4 , Pages 1225-1228 , October 2009

Endoscopic Ablation Therapy: Imaging and Advanced Technology in Action

  • Herbert C. Wolfsen

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests Address requests for reprints to: Herbert C. Wolfsen, MD, Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Mayo Clinic Florida, 4500 San Pablo Road, Jacksonville, Florida 32224. Phone: (904) 953-2221; Fax: (904) 953-7260

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 Conflicts of interest The authors disclose no conflicts.

PII: S0016-5085(09)01505-4

doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2009.08.039

Gastroenterology
Volume 137, Issue 4 , Pages 1225-1228 , October 2009

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