Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases
Volume 5, Issue 4 , Pages 439-443 , July 2009

Early results of conversion of laparoscopic adjustable gastric band to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass

Received 30 May 2008 ,Revised 31 August 2008 ,Accepted 11 October 2008.

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PII: S1550-7289(08)00784-3

doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2008.10.012

Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases
Volume 5, Issue 4 , Pages 439-443 , July 2009

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