RETRACTION: Effect of Endoscopic Mucosal Resection and Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection on Postoperative Wound Bleeding‐Related Complications in Patients With Superficial Esophageal Cancer: A Meta‐Analysis

TL;DR

This retracted paper claimed to compare two endoscopic techniques for treating superficial esophageal cancer but was found to have used a compromised peer review process.

Contribution

The paper's findings and conclusions are invalid due to the compromised peer review process.

Findings

The article was retracted due to a compromised peer review process.

No valid new evidence or conclusions were contributed to the field.

Abstract

RETRACTION:

LiuD.
,
LuoK.
,
ZhouX.
, and
YangS.
, “Effect of Endoscopic Mucosal Resection and Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection on Postoperative Wound Bleeding‐Related Complications in Patients With Superficial Esophageal Cancer: A Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal
21, no. 2 (2024): e14702, 10.1111/iwj.14702.PMC1096186338093697

The above article, published online on 30 January 2024, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Following an investigation by the publisher, all parties have concluded that this article was accepted solely on the basis of a compromised peer review process. The editors have therefore decided to retract the article. The authors did not respond to our notice regarding the retraction.