Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases
Volume 6, Issue 6 , Pages 665-669 , November 2010

Laparoscopic single-port sleeve gastrectomy for morbid obesity: preliminary series

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PII: S1550-7289(10)00038-9

doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2010.01.011

Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases
Volume 6, Issue 6 , Pages 665-669 , November 2010