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Veress Needle: A Simple Liver Retraction Technique for Lap Band Positioning in (Single Incision Laparoscopic Technique) SILS

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  1. Department of Surgery, Regional Hospital, Corso Palladio n. 140, 36100, Vicenza, Italy

    Segato Gianni, Maurizio De Luca, Banzato Oscar, Ceoloni Andrea, Busetto Luca, Ashton David & Favretti Franco

  2. The Healthier Weight Centre, Princess Grace Hospital, London, UK

    Segato Gianni, Maurizio De Luca, Banzato Oscar, Ceoloni Andrea, Busetto Luca, Ashton David & Favretti Franco

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Gianni, S., De Luca, M., Oscar, B. et al. Veress Needle: A Simple Liver Retraction Technique for Lap Band Positioning in (Single Incision Laparoscopic Technique) SILS . OBES SURG 22, 190–191 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-011-0383-4

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