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SSAT/ASCRS Joint Symposium: Controversies in Surgery for Ulcerative Colitis

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The following is a summary of Session 2: Inflammatory and Infectious Bowel Disease within the Maintenance of Certification (MOC) course directed by Jeffrey B. Matthews, MD, President of the Society of Surgery of the Alimentary Tract. This MOC course was held in Orlando, FL, USA on Saturday, May 18, 2013 during Digestive Diseases Week. Multiple disciplines, including gastroenterology, with general and colon and rectal surgery, were represented at the session

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  1. Departments of Colorectal Surgery, Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Lerner Research Institute, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA

    Emina Huang

  2. Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd, Weston, FL, 33331, USA

    Steven Wexner

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Huang, E., Wexner, S. SSAT/ASCRS Joint Symposium: Controversies in Surgery for Ulcerative Colitis. J Gastrointest Surg 18, 1227–1228 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-014-2503-7

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