DIGESTIVE SURGERY
Digestive diseases: a major cause of mortality
Digestive diseases are one of the major causes of mortality in the world. They cause about 200,000 deaths a year in the European Union, which represents 5% of the mortality.

Treatments are efficient but costly
Efficient treatments for digestive diseases exist, but they are costly. These treatments are the cause of 14 million hospitalizations per year in the United States, which represents 9% of the activity of hospitals in the country.
