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01-05-2018 | Letter to the Editor

Elipse Balloon: the Pitfalls of Excessive Simplicity

Authors: Luigi Angrisani, Antonella Santonicola, Antonio Vitiello, Maria Paola Belfiore, Giuseppe Belfiore, Paola Iovino

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To the Editor, …

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Title: Elipse Balloon: the Pitfalls of Excessive Simplicity
Authors: Luigi Angrisani
Antonella Santonicola
Antonio Vitiello
Maria Paola Belfiore
Giuseppe Belfiore
Paola Iovino
Publication date: 01-05-2018
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Obesity Surgery / Issue 5/2018
Print ISSN: 0960-8923
Electronic ISSN: 1708-0428
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-018-3148-5