Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases
Volume 6, Issue 4 , Pages 423-427 , July 2010

Endoscopic removal of eroded adjustable gastric band: lessons learned after 5 years and 78 cases

  • Manoel Passos Galvao Neto, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Gastro Obeso Center, São Paulo, Brazil
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Manoel Passos Galvao Neto, M.D., Gastro Obeso Center, Barata Ribeiro Street Offices 83/84, São Paulo 01308000 Brazil
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  • Almino C. Ramos, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Gastro Obeso Center, São Paulo, Brazil
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  • Josemberg M. Campos, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
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  • Abel H. Murakami, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Gastro Obeso Center, São Paulo, Brazil
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  • Marcelo Falcão, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Gastro Obeso Center, São Paulo, Brazil
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  • Eduardo H.G.de Moura, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Hospital das Clinicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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  • Luis Fernando Evangelista, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
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  • Alex Escalona, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago
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  • Natan Zundel, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Miami International University, Miami, Florida

Received 2 June 2009 ,Revised 1 September 2009 ,Accepted 25 September 2009.

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PII: S1550-7289(09)00693-5

doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2009.09.016

Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases
Volume 6, Issue 4 , Pages 423-427 , July 2010

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