Conclusion
In view of the evidence presented in the voluminous literature and the clinical and experimental evicence presented here, it is obvious that it is incumbent upon the gastro-enterologist and internist to constantly keep in mind the high incidence of digestive symptoms excited by pathology outside the digestive tube, particularly in the urinary and genital tracts.
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Welch, P.B., Coplan, M.M. & Holmes, R.J. The mechanism of production of digestive symptoms associated with urologic pathology. American Journal of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition 4, 797–802 (1937). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03003042
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