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Jeffrey Brooks, MD, is a gastroenterologist and CEO of Spatz FGIA, Inc.

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Brooks, J. Intragastric Balloon-Induced Ischemic Perforation. OBES SURG 26, 161–162 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-015-1898-x

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