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Elipse Balloon: the Pitfalls of Excessive Simplicity

Obesity Surgery volume 28, pages 1419–1421 (2018)Cite this article

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  1. General and Endoscopic Surgery Unit, S. Giovanni Bosco Hospital, Department of Public Health, “Federico II” University of Naples, Naples, Italy

    Luigi Angrisani

  2. Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Salerno, Via S Allende, 84081, Baronissi, Salerno, Italy

    Antonella Santonicola & Paola Iovino

  3. Department of Medicine and Surgery, Federico II University, Naples, Italy

    Antonio Vitiello

  4. Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Naples, Italy

    Maria Paola Belfiore

  5. Department of Radiology, “S. Anna-S. Sebastiano” Hospital, Caserta, Italy

    Giuseppe Belfiore

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Angrisani, L., Santonicola, A., Vitiello, A. et al. Elipse Balloon: the Pitfalls of Excessive Simplicity. OBES SURG 28, 1419–1421 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-018-3148-5

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