Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases
Volume 5, Issue 3 , Pages 383-386 , May 2009

Laparoscopic conversion of distal mini-gastric bypass to proximal Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for malnutrition: case report and review of the literature

Received 27 May 2008 ,Revised 31 December 2008 ,Accepted 8 January 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2009.01.003

Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases
Volume 5, Issue 3 , Pages 383-386 , May 2009

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