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History of endoscopy

What lessons have we learned from the past?

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  1. Department of Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Boulevard, Suite 8215, 90048, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    G. Berci

  2. Department of Surgery, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York Presbyterian Hospital, 161 Fort Washington Avenue, 10032, New York, NY, USA

    K. A. Forde

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Berci, G., Forde, K.A. History of endoscopy. Surg Endosc 14, 5–15 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004649900002

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