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Endpoint of Bariatric Surgery is Not Only Preservation of Free Fat Mass but Restoration of Normal Body Composition

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  1. General and Endoscopic Surgery Unit, San Giovanni Bosco Hospital, Naples, Italy

    Luigi Angrisani

  2. General Surgery, Department of Endocrinology, Gastroenterology and Surgery, University Hospital of Naples “Federico II”, Naples, Italy

    Antonio Vitiello & Ariola Hasani

  3. Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy

    Antonella Santonicola

  4. University of Naples “Federico II”, Naples, Italy

    Patrizia Colicchio

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Angrisani, L., Vitiello, A., Hasani, A. et al. Endpoint of Bariatric Surgery is Not Only Preservation of Free Fat Mass but Restoration of Normal Body Composition. OBES SURG 27, 1633–1634 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-017-2675-9

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