Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases
Volume 5, Issue 4 , Pages 450-454 , July 2009

Pilot study evaluating technical feasibility and early outcomes of second-generation endosurgical platform for treatment of weight regain after gastric bypass surgery

  • Marvin Ryou, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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  • Daniel K. Mullady, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
    • ,
  • David B. Lautz, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
    • ,
  • Christopher C. Thompson, M.D., M.Sc., F.A.C.G., F.A.S.G.E.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

Received 12 June 2008 ,Revised 16 March 2009 ,Accepted 17 March 2009.

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PII: S1550-7289(09)00357-8

doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2009.03.217

Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases
Volume 5, Issue 4 , Pages 450-454 , July 2009

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