Mucosal defect closure using the side hole of a transparent hood

Acknowledgement

We thank Dr. Shintaro Iwanaga, Dr. Takuji Yamao, and Dr. Kazuhiko Nakao for the valuable discussions and support. This procedure was approved by the Ethics Committee of Sasebo City General Hospital (approval number: 2024-A005) and conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.

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