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Endoscopy 2009; 41(7): 638-651
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1214897
UEGW Report 2008

© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

UEGW Report 2008: Putting endoscopy into perspective

I.  S.  Papanikolaou1 , T.  Rösch2
  • 1Hepatogastroenterology Unit, 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, ”Attikon” University General Hospital, University of Athens, Greece
  • 2Department of Interdisciplinary Endoscopy, University Hospital Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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08 July 2009 (online)

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The 16th United European Gastroenterology Week (UEGW), which was held in Vienna in October 2008, provided the opportunity for those interested in gastrointestinal endoscopy to be informed of the experience of colleagues throughout the world and to become acquainted with the latest advancements and research in the field. Many of these abstracts focused on innovations and new techniques, and numerous others concentrated on topics with an impact on everyday clinical practice. This report attempts to highlight mostly oral presentations but also a few selected poster presentations, and each will be briefly reviewed in the light of recent publications in the respective fields of gastrointestinal endoscopy.

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I. S. PapanikolaouMD 

Hepatogastroenterology Unit
2nd Department of Internal Medicine
”Attikon” University General Hospital
University of Athens

Greece

Fax: +30-210-5326422

Email: ispapn@hotmail.com