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01-05-2009 | Letter to the Editor

“Efficacy of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy as a Stand-alone Technique for Children with Morbid Obesity” and “BioEnterics® Intragastric Balloon for Treatment of Morbid Obesity in Prader-Willi Syndrome: Specific Risks and Benefits^”

Authors: Ann Scheimann, Merlin G. Butler, David Stevenson, Jennifer L. Miller, Carmen Cuffari, William J. Klish

Published in: Obesity Surgery | Issue 5/2009

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Title: “Efficacy of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy as a Stand-alone Technique for Children with Morbid Obesity” and “BioEnterics® Intragastric Balloon for Treatment of Morbid Obesity in Prader-Willi Syndrome: Specific Risks and Benefits”
Authors: Ann Scheimann
Merlin G. Butler
David Stevenson
Jennifer L. Miller
Carmen Cuffari
William J. Klish
Publication date: 01-05-2009
Publisher: Springer New York
Published in: Obesity Surgery / Issue 5/2009
Print ISSN: 0960-8923
Electronic ISSN: 1708-0428
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-008-9742-1

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“Efficacy of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy as a Stand-alone Technique for Children with Morbid Obesity” and “BioEnterics® Intragastric Balloon for Treatment of Morbid Obesity in Prader-Willi Syndrome: Specific Risks and Benefits^”

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