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Guidelines for granting of privileges for laparoscopic and/or thoracoscopic general surgery

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    Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES). Guidelines for granting of privileges for laparoscopic and/or thoracoscopic general surgery. Surg Endosc 12, 379–380 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004649900684

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