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    • Guidelines for Clinical Application of Bariatric Surgery Utilizing Laparoscopic Techniques
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    • Guideline for Management of Choledocholithiasis
    • ASPS/SAGES Joint Clinical Practice Guideline on Panniculectomy & Abdominoplasty
    • Guidelines for Laparoscopic Appendectomy
    • Guidelines on Gastroparesis
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    • SAGES/ASCRS Joint Robotic Colorectal Guidelines
    • Guidelines for Telementoring
    • Guidelines for Enhanced Recovery After Colon and Rectal Surgery (July 2017)
    • Guidelines for the Use of Laparoscopy during Pregnancy (May 2017)
    • VTE Prophylaxis for Laparoscopic Surgery Guidelines: An Update (March 2017)
    • Guidelines for Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair (June 2016)
    • Guidelines for Laparoscopic Peritoneal Dialysis Access Surgery (June 2014)
    • Guidelines for the Management of Hiatal Hernia (May 2013)
    • Guidelines for the Minimally Invasive Treatment of Adrenal Pathology (February 2013)
    • Guidelines for Laparoscopic Resection of Curable Colon and Rectal Cancer (February 2012)
    • Guidelines for the Surgical Treatment of Esophageal Achalasia (May 2011)
    • Guidelines for Surgical Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) (February 2010)
    • Guidelines for the Clinical Application of Laparoscopic Biliary Tract Surgery (January 2010)
    • Guidelines for Laparoscopic Appendectomy (April 2009)
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    • Guidelines For Office Endoscopic Services (November 2008)
    • Guidelines for Clinical Application of Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery (June 2008)
    • Guidelines for Diagnostic Laparoscopy (November 2007)
    • Guidelines for Privileging and Credentialing Physicians in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (June 2016)
    • Guidelines for Granting of Ultrasonography Privileges for Surgeons (April 2011)
    • Guidelines for Institutions Granting Privileges Utilizing Laparoscopic and/or Thoracoscopic Techniques (July 2010)
    • Guidelines for Institutions Granting Bariatric Privileges Utilizing Laparoscopic Techniques (July 2009)
    • Granting of Privileges for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (September 2007)
    • Guidelines for the Introduction of New Technology and Techniques (August 2014)
    • Guidelines for Training in Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) (July 2010)

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