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Published in: Obesity Surgery 10/2014

Open Access 01-10-2014 | Letter to the Editor

Functional Restriction and a New Balance between Proximal and Distal Gut: The Tools of the Real Metabolic Surgery

Authors: Alper Celik, Surendra Ugale

Published in: Obesity Surgery | Issue 10/2014

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This article aims to question the utility of current surgical methods and their alternatives for the treatment of world-threatening “diabesity” pandemic. We, as surgeons, need to address the following question honestly—“Are we offering the best surgical procedure to our patients?” …
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Title
Functional Restriction and a New Balance between Proximal and Distal Gut: The Tools of the Real Metabolic Surgery
Authors
Alper Celik
Surendra Ugale
Publication date
01-10-2014
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Obesity Surgery / Issue 10/2014
Print ISSN: 0960-8923
Electronic ISSN: 1708-0428
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-014-1368-x

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