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Protective enclosure for performing gastrointestinal endoscopy
  1. Surinder S Rana1,
  2. Vipin Koushal2,
  3. Rajesh Gupta3
  1. 1 Gastroenterology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India
  2. 2 Hospital Administration, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India
  3. 3 Division of Surgical Gastroenterology, Department of Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India
  1. Correspondence to Dr Surinder S Rana, PGIMER, Chandigarh 160012, India; drsurinderrana{at}gmail.com

https://doi.org/10.1136/flgastro-2020-101628

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    We read with interest the article by Mcleod et al 1 describing the use of a specially designed novel acrylic box (endoscopy box; EBOX) for performing endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) as well as endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) in the current era of COVID-19 pandemic.1 We congratulate the authors for designing this enclosure that has potential of mitigating risk of transmission of infections via air droplets during endoscopy. Endoscopy can generate aerosols because of coughing or retching and it has demonstrated that COVID-19 virus can remain viable in aerosols for …

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    • Contributors SSR, VK, RG: drafting of the manuscript.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; internally peer reviewed.