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01-01-2019 | Letter to the Editor

What Is the Current Evidence to Define the Length of the Alimentary Limb in the Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Technique?

Authors: Jesús Morales-Maza, Oscar Santes

Published in: Obesity Surgery | Issue 1/2019

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Dear Editor, …

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Title: What Is the Current Evidence to Define the Length of the Alimentary Limb in the Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Technique?
Authors: Jesús Morales-Maza
Oscar Santes
Publication date: 01-01-2019
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Obesity Surgery / Issue 1/2019
Print ISSN: 0960-8923
Electronic ISSN: 1708-0428
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-018-3568-2

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