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From napkin to new technology: 21st-century challenges for the surgeon-inventor

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  1. Division of GI-Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati, 231 Albert Sabin Way, SRU Suite 1466, Cincinnati, OH, 45267-0558, USA

    Prakash Gatta

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Gatta, P. From napkin to new technology: 21st-century challenges for the surgeon-inventor. Surg Endosc 25, 677–680 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-010-1255-z

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