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International Journal of Gastroenterology Disorders & Therapy Volume 2 (2015), Article ID 2:IJGDT-113, 2 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2393-8498/2015/113
Letters to the Editor
What is the Technique without a Proper Classification?

Gianmarco Grimaldi and Stefano Pontone*

Department of Surgical Sciences, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Italy
Dr. Stefano Pontone, Department of Surgical Sciences, “Sapienza” University of Rome, V.le Regina Elena n. 324 00161 - Rome, Italy, Tel: 00390649975503; E-mail: stefano.pontone@uniroma1.it
17 April 2015; 19 May 2015; 21 May 2015
Grimaldi G, Pontone S (2015) What is the Technique without a Proper Classification?. Int J Gastroenterol Disord Ther 2: 113. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2393-8498/2015/113

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