title: [Gastroenterology towards 2020].
abstract: Research in gastroenterology and hepatology is booming. The spectrum of digestive diseases is very extensive, and growing. This issue of the journal focuses on the near future of gastreonterology, and announces what changes should we expect between now and 2020. The next number will be devoted to changes in hepatology.
authors.affiliation: Guest Editor; Unità Complessa di Gastroenterologia ed Epatologia, Ospedale San Filippo Neri, Roma; Club for Evidence Based Gastroenterology & Hepatology (EBGH.it).
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Koch
mesh_terms: D005762:Gastroenterology; D006801:Humans; D012106:Research