Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases
Volume 5, Issue 3 , Pages 357-361 , May 2009

Size really does matter—role of gastrojejunostomy in postoperative weight loss

Received 24 April 2008 ,Revised 25 July 2008 ,Accepted 26 August 2008.

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PII: S1550-7289(08)00662-X

doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2008.08.020

Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases
Volume 5, Issue 3 , Pages 357-361 , May 2009

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