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A Trial Sequence Analysis on the Beneficial Effect of Ursodeoxycholic Acid in Preventing Gallstones Post-bariatric Surgery

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The datasets used and/or analyzed in the current study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, Chi Mei Medical Center, Liouying, Tainan City, Taiwan

    I-Wen Chen

  2. Department of Anesthesiology, E-Da Hospital, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

    Wei-Ting Wang

  3. Department of Anesthesiology, Chi Mei Medical Center, No.901, ChungHwa Road, YungKung Dist, Tainan, 71004, Taiwan

    Kuo-Chuan Hung

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I-W.C. and W-T.W. wrote the main manuscript text and K-C.H. prepared Fig. 1. All authors read and approved the final version of the manuscript.

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Chen, IW., Wang, WT. & Hung, KC. A Trial Sequence Analysis on the Beneficial Effect of Ursodeoxycholic Acid in Preventing Gallstones Post-bariatric Surgery. OBES SURG 34, 677–678 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-023-07009-z

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