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. 2023 Jul;55(7):681-682.
doi: 10.1055/a-2055-7402. Epub 2023 Jun 28.

Underwater clipping in the colon

Shunsuke Yamamoto  1 , Adolfo Parra-Blanco  2
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Underwater clipping in the colon

Shunsuke Yamamoto et al. Endoscopy. 2023 Jul.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

Figures

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A 15-mm sessile elevated polyp (laterally spreading tumor, nongranular type) in the ascending colon of a 72-year-old man.
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Narrow-band imaging of the polyp.
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Fig. 3
Mucosal defect after endoscopic mucosal resection.
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The size of the defect decreased in the water.
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The defect was completely closed with four clips.
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