World Journal of Surgery

, Volume 40, Issue 10, pp 2546–2549 | Cite as

Edward John Hinchey (1934 to Present): Father of Modern Age of Acute Complicated Diverticulitis of the Colon

Surgical History
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Keywords

Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Diverticulitis Diverticular Disease Acute Diverticulitis Trichomoniasis 
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Notes

Acknowledgments

Dr. Virgilio E. would like to personally thank Prof. Edward John Hinchey for having lent support to this project by furnishing details and information on his personal own life and career. His availability shown during email interviews was rare.

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Conflict of interest

All the authors (Virgilio E. and Balducci G.) declare no conflict of interest or financial ties to disclose.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Division of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Translational Medicine, Department of Emergency Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology “Sapienza”St. Andrea HospitalRomeItaly

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