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Letter to the Editor: Could ChatGPT Improve Knowledge in Surgery?

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  1. Department of Medical Area (DAME), Clinic of Maxillo-facial Surgery, Academic Hospital of Udine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy

    Alessandro Tel MD & Massimo Robiony MD

  2. Department of Medical Area (DAME), Clinic of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Academic Hospital of Udine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy

    Pier Camillo Parodi MD & Nicola Zingaretti MD

  3. Department of Neuroscience, Neurology with Neurosurgical Activity, C. Poma Hospital, ASST di Mantova, Mantua, Italy

    Bruno Zanotti MD

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Tel, A., Parodi, P.C., Robiony, M. et al. Letter to the Editor: Could ChatGPT Improve Knowledge in Surgery?. Ann Surg Oncol 30, 3942–3943 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-023-13518-z

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