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Three issues pertaining to the association between surgery and gastroenterology in Germany have been addressed: what is the present situation; what questions arise regarding the needs of patients; and what has been undertaken so far to overcome these difficulties.
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Riecken, EO. The association between surgery and gastroenterology - the future in Germany. Langenbeck’s Arch Surg 386, 542–544 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00423-001-0266-6
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