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The Role of Endoscopic Technology in GastrointestinaI Surgery

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Innovative Endoscopic and Surgical Technology in the GI Tract

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Since diseases in the upper gastrointestinal tract, especially gastric problems, were a frequent issue among patients in the twentieth century, both internists and general surgeons were very keen to have a tool to more accurately explore the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum as well as the colon to solve diagnostic questions. As a consequence, both gastroenterologists and surgeons have pushed the development of flexible endoscopy to an excellent diagnostic and therapeutic tool in the past decades. Flexible endoscopy has become a political issue especially in Europe between gastroenterologists and gastrointestinal surgeons, which limits the full exploitation of this great technology for the benefit of patients with GI disease. For GI surgeons it is important to be able to develop endoscopic understanding and skills, the possibility to request at any moment during an operation flexible endoscopic assistance. As a consequence, gastroenterologists and GI surgeons should cooperate in this great technology, since many of the actual endoscopic interventions have replaced surgical procedures or have at least widened the therapeutic spectrum in GI disease.

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Fuchs, KH., Broderick, R.C., Lee, A.M. (2021). The Role of Endoscopic Technology in GastrointestinaI Surgery. In: Horgan, S., Fuchs, KH. (eds) Innovative Endoscopic and Surgical Technology in the GI Tract . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-78217-7_8

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