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  1. Obesity Unit, Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Passeig Vall d’Hebron, 119–129, 08035, Barcelona, Spain

    Albert Lecube, Giacomo Sturniolo & Gabriel Obiols

  2. Endocrinology, Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Unit, Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Passeig Vall d’Hebron, 119–129, 08035, Barcelona, Spain

    Ramon Vilallonga & José Manuel Fort

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Lecube, A., Vilallonga, R., Sturniolo, G. et al. Renaissance of acromegaly after bariatric surgery. Endocrine 43, 239–241 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12020-012-9759-z

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