GUIDELINES
Practice Guidelines on Endoscopic Surgery for qualified surgeons by the Endoscopic Surgical Skill Qualification System: Gallbladder and Common Bile Duct
Nobuaki Kurauchi,
Yasuhisa Mori,
Yoshiharu Nakamura,
Hiromi Tokumura,
Corresponding Author
Nobuaki Kurauchi
Department of Surgery, Kutchan-Kosei General Hospital, Hokkaido, Japan
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Nobuaki Kurauchi, Department of Surgery, Kutchan-Kosei General Hospital, Hokkaido, Japan.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorYasuhisa Mori
Department of Surgery 1, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyusyu, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorYoshiharu Nakamura
Department of Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Chiba Hokusoh Hospital, Chiba, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorHiromi Tokumura
Department of Surgery, Tohoku Rosai Hospital, Sendai, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorNobuaki Kurauchi,
Yasuhisa Mori,
Yoshiharu Nakamura,
Hiromi Tokumura,
Corresponding Author
Nobuaki Kurauchi
Department of Surgery, Kutchan-Kosei General Hospital, Hokkaido, Japan
Correspondence
Nobuaki Kurauchi, Department of Surgery, Kutchan-Kosei General Hospital, Hokkaido, Japan.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorYasuhisa Mori
Department of Surgery 1, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyusyu, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorYoshiharu Nakamura
Department of Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Chiba Hokusoh Hospital, Chiba, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorHiromi Tokumura
Department of Surgery, Tohoku Rosai Hospital, Sendai, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorFirst published: 15 September 2024
CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT
The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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