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  1. Bariatric Unit, Department of General Surgery, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Bordesley Green East, Birmingham, B9 5SS, UK

    V. Charalampakis, M. Daskalakis & R. Singhal

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Charalampakis, V., Daskalakis, M. & Singhal, R. Comment on: “The Results of 100 Robotic Versus 100 Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Procedures: a Single High Volume Centre Experience” by Smeenk et al.. OBES SURG 27, 200–201 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-016-2425-4

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