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“Efficacy of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy as a Stand-alone Technique for Children with Morbid Obesity” and “BioEnterics® Intragastric Balloon for Treatment of Morbid Obesity in Prader-Willi Syndrome: Specific Risks and Benefits”

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  1. Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Ann Scheimann & Carmen Cuffari

  2. Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA

    Merlin G. Butler

  3. University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

    David Stevenson

  4. University of Florida School of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA

    Jennifer L. Miller

  5. Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA

    William J. Klish

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Scheimann, A., Butler, M.G., Stevenson, D. et al. “Efficacy of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy as a Stand-alone Technique for Children with Morbid Obesity” and “BioEnterics® Intragastric Balloon for Treatment of Morbid Obesity in Prader-Willi Syndrome: Specific Risks and Benefits” . OBES SURG 19, 671–672 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-008-9742-1

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