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Editorial
. 2023 Aug 1;11(8):E719-E720.
doi: 10.1055/a-2114-3681. eCollection 2023 Aug.

Retained biopsy specimens: Are they a major issue in endoscopy?

Oscar Cahyadi  1 , Keith Siau  2
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Editorial

Retained biopsy specimens: Are they a major issue in endoscopy?

Oscar Cahyadi et al. Endosc Int Open. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Endoscopy Lower GI Tract; GI Pathology; Other focus (of reviewers); Performance and complications; Quality and logistical aspects; Tissue diagnosis.

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Conflict of Interest The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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