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Letter to the Editor: Trocar Site Hernia Prevention in Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery

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  1. Department of Surgery, Min-Sheng General Hospital, 168, Jingguo Rd., Taoyuan Dist., Taoyuan City, 33044, Taiwan

    Mohammed Y. F. Aly & Wei-Jei Lee

  2. Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt

    Mohammed Y. F. Aly

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Aly, M.Y.F., Lee, WJ. Letter to the Editor: Trocar Site Hernia Prevention in Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery. OBES SURG 26, 2227–2228 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-016-2285-y

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