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Response to letter to the editor: over-the-scope clips versus standard treatment
  1. Benjamin Meier1,
  2. Arthur Schmidt2,
  3. Karel Caca1
  1. 1 Klinikum Ludwigsburg, Department of Gastroenterology, Ludwigsburg, Germany
  2. 2 University of Freiburg, Department of Gastroenterology, Freiburg, Germany
  1. Correspondence to Professor Karel Caca, Gastroenterology, Klinikum Ludwigsburg, Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; karel.caca{at}rkh-kliniken.de

https://doi.org/10.1136/gutjnl-2022-327992

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    We thank Barkun et al 1 for their comments on our study.2 We are aware of the limitations of our study, which have extensively been discussed in our manuscript. However, we would like to make some additional comments.

    We aimed to select high-risk patients only and used complete Rockall Score as selection criteria. Whether this score is the perfect tool to identify patients benefiting most from primary over-the-scope clips (OTSC) therapy remains unclear.

    Indeed, we did not balance baseline characteristics and the number …

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    • Contributors BM, AS and KC wrote the response to the letter to the editor.

    • 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 BM received fees for research activities and lecture fees from Ovesco Endoscopy AG. AS received lecture fees and study grants from Ovesco Endoscopy AG. KC received lecture fees from Ovesco Endoscopy AG.

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