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Editorial
. 2021 May;9(5):E713-E715.
doi: 10.1055/a-1373-5176. Epub 2021 Apr 22.

Overutilization of surgery for the resection of benign colorectal lesions: the hidden reasons for inappropriate referral!

[Article in German]
Mathieu Pioche  1 , Eddy Cotte  2 , Cesare Hassan  3
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Editorial

Overutilization of surgery for the resection of benign colorectal lesions: the hidden reasons for inappropriate referral!

[Article in German]
Mathieu Pioche et al. Endosc Int Open. 2021 May.
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Competing interests The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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Adenoma with low-grade dysplasia measuring 24 × 21 cm resected by ESD.
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Adenocarcinoma with submucosal invasion over 2500 microns measuring 11 × 10 mm.
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