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Beyond Measure: Navigating the Complexities of Limb Length Optimization in Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery

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  1. Department of Foundations of Medicine, NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine, Mineola, NY, 11501, USA

    Matthew Stevenson, Collin E. M. Brathwaite & Louis Ragolia

  2. Department of Medicine (Endocrinology), NYU Langone Hospital–Long Island, Mineola, NY, 11501, USA

    Raymond Lau

  3. Department of Surgery, NYU Langone Hospital–Long Island, Mineola, NY, 11501, USA

    Collin E. M. Brathwaite

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Stevenson, M., Lau, R., Brathwaite, C.E.M. et al. Beyond Measure: Navigating the Complexities of Limb Length Optimization in Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery. OBES SURG (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-024-07284-4

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