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What is the definition or description of: gi surgery?
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Surgery of intestine: Gi surgery, or gastrointestinal surgery, is treatment of the GI tract including the esophagus, stomach, intestine, anus, liver and gallbladder.
Answered 6/10/2014
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Very broad: This typically refers to surgeyr on organs in the abdomen or involving the gastrointestinal tract. This is a very broad term.
Answered 1/18/2013
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