Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases
Volume 6, Issue 1 , Pages 88-92 , January 2010

Laparoscopic repair of internal hernia during pregnancy after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass

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doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2009.06.002

Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases
Volume 6, Issue 1 , Pages 88-92 , January 2010

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