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Anatomical Basis for the Low Incidence of Internal Hernia After a Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Without Mesenteric Closure

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  1. Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Unit, Careggi University Hospital, L.go Brambilla, 3, 50134, Florence, Italy

    Enrico Facchiano & Marcello Lucchese

  2. Service de Chirurgie Digestive et Transplantation Hépatique, Université de Nice Sophia-Antipolis (F-06107), Pôle Digestif, Hôpital Archet 2, 151 Route Saint Antoine de Ginestière, 06202, Nice, France

    Antonio Iannelli

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Facchiano, E., Lucchese, M. & Iannelli, A. Anatomical Basis for the Low Incidence of Internal Hernia After a Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Without Mesenteric Closure. OBES SURG 23, 2110–2111 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-013-1095-8

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