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Internal Hernia and Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: Should the Routine Closure of Defects Still Be a Matter of Debate?

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  1. Université Côte d’Azur, Nice, France

    Antonio Iannelli & Lionel Sebastianelli

  2. Digestive Surgery and Liver Transplantation Unit, Archet 2 Hospital, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice, 151 Route Saint Antoine de Ginestière, BP 3079, Nice CEDEX 3, France

    Antonio Iannelli & Lionel Sebastianelli

  3. Inserm, U1065, Team 8 “Hepatic Complications of Obesity”, Nice, France

    Antonio Iannelli

  4. Digestive Surgery Unit, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Guadeloupe, Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, France

    Anne-Sophie Schneck

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Iannelli, A., Sebastianelli, L. & Schneck, AS. Internal Hernia and Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: Should the Routine Closure of Defects Still Be a Matter of Debate?. OBES SURG 29, 2614–2615 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-019-03846-z

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