Endoscopic diagnosis and management of type I neuroendocrine tumors
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Endoscopic management of gastric neuroendocrine tumors
Translation from Spanish to English by T.A. Zuur and The Language Workshop ......................................... Received: 25-01-11 Accepted: 02-08-11 Abstract Introduction: Nowhere in the world is there a clear guide for what we must do for patients with gastric neuroendocrine tumors (gastric NETs). Although mucosectomy is often advised for lesions of less than 1cm in which there are no me...
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عنوان ژورنال: World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1948-5190
DOI: 10.4253/wjge.v7.i4.346