Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases
Volume 5, Issue 4 , Pages 455-458 , July 2009

Silastic ring vertical gastric bypass: cohort study with 83% rate of 5-year follow-up

  • Alberto Salinas, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Hospital de Clínicas Caracas, Caracas, Venezuela
    • ,
  • Harry M. Salinas, B.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York
    • ,
  • Edwin Santiago, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Hospital de Clínicas Caracas, Caracas, Venezuela
    • ,
  • Wilfredo García, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Hospital de Clínicas Caracas, Caracas, Venezuela
    • ,
  • Queta Ferro, R.D.

      Affiliations

    • Hospital de Clínicas Caracas, Caracas, Venezuela
    • ,
  • Mariemma Antor, M.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Hospital de Clínicas Caracas, Caracas, Venezuela

Received 2 July 2008 ,Revised 9 October 2008 ,Accepted 13 October 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2008.10.002

Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases
Volume 5, Issue 4 , Pages 455-458 , July 2009

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