ANGELITA HABR-GAMA. TRIBUTE TO A REMARKABLE WOMAN AND BRAZILIAN ICON OF GLOBAL COLORECTAL SURGERY. FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE BRAZILIAN COLLEGE OF DIGESTIVE SURGERY (2007-2008)

Affiliations

¹ Colon, Rectal and Anus Surgical Division, Coloproctology Discipline, Gastroenterology Department, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculty of Medicine, Universidade de São Paulo - São Paulo (SP), Brazil.

Editorial

Carlos Frederico Sparapan Marques et al. Arq Bras Cir Dig. 2025.

. 2025 Sep 15:38:e1900.

doi: 10.1590/0102-67202025000031e1900. eCollection 2025.

¹ Colon, Rectal and Anus Surgical Division, Coloproctology Discipline, Gastroenterology Department, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculty of Medicine, Universidade de São Paulo - São Paulo (SP), Brazil.

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Conflict of interests: None

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