Article Text
Letter
Protective enclosure for performing gastrointestinal endoscopy
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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 …