title: Inaugural meeting of the Society of Gastrointestinal Intervention.
abstract: The Society of Gastrointestinal Intervention was founded to provide a multidisciplinary forum for medical staff, scientists and allied health professionals involved in minimally invasive gastrointestinal intervention. Besides providing an international meeting, the society aims to establish a clinical, as well as an academic network among the three main disciplines of gastroenterology, surgery and interventional radiology. A further aim is to promote collaboration between healthcare professionals and industry.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Christie Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, M20 4BX, UK. hul@christie.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Hans-Ulrich
authors.initials: HU
authors.lastname: Laasch
mesh_terms: D005762:Gastroenterology; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality