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Using Ligasure™ or Harmonic Ace® in Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomies? A Prospective Randomised Study

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A Declaration of Interest

The authors (Radwan Kassir, Patrice Lointier, Christophe Breton, Pierre Blanc) have no conflicts of interests to declare in relation to this article.

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  1. Department of General Surgery, CHU Hospital, Jean Monnet University, Saint Etienne, France

    Radwan Kassir & Olivier Tiffet

  2. Department of Digestive Surgery, Clinique chirurgicale mutualiste, Saint Etienne, France

    Pierre Blanc & Christophe Breton

  3. Department of Digestive Surgery, Clinique de la châtaigneraie, Beaumont, France

    Patrice Lointier

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This paper is not involved with Johnson & Johnson or Healthcare/Mansfield/MA (Covidien). The authors are not involved with Johnson & Johnson or Healthcare/Mansfield/MA (Covidien).

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Kassir, R., Blanc, P., Lointier, P. et al. Using Ligasure™ or Harmonic Ace® in Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomies? A Prospective Randomised Study. OBES SURG 25, 1944–1946 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-015-1809-1

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