Digestive Diseases and Sciences (Springer Nature)

Article on mental-health integration after bowel diversion surgery

Withdrawn · 6 March 2026

SectorAcademic / Research

CountryUnited Kingdom

Document typePeer-reviewed journal article

ConsequenceWithdrawn

What was fabricated

12 of 14 references found not to exist; recent, easily-locatable citations could not be traced.

What happened as a result

Flagged after a hospital librarian could not locate the references; publisher investigating.

Sources

https://retractionwatch.com/2026/03/06/librarian-finds-preposterous-number-of-fake-references-in-paper-from-springer-nature-journal/

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