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Comment
. 2007 May;56(5):608-10.
doi: 10.1136/gut.2006.115006.

Avoiding unnecessary surgery in irritable bowel syndrome

George F Longstreth  1
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Comment

Avoiding unnecessary surgery in irritable bowel syndrome

George F Longstreth. Gut. 2007 May.

Abstract

Protecting patients with IBS from the risks and costs of unnecessary surgery

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Competing interests: None.

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