Gastroenterology Today Autumn 2020

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GASTROENTEROLOGY TODAY - AUTUMN 2020
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1
General Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A.
Gemelli IRCCS, Largo Agostino Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy.
2
Centre for the Study and Treatment of Psoriasis, Department of Clinical
Dermatology, San Gallicano Dermatological Institute, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
3
Hepatobiliary and Organ Transplantation Unit, Sapienza University of Rome,
Umberto I Polyclinic of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Received: 8 May 2020 Accepted: 27 July 2020
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