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Gastric Bypass and Synchronous Cholecystectomy: Not Only Numbers

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  1. General and Endoscopic Surgery Unit, San Giovanni Bosco Hospital, P.zza Vittoria 7, Naples, Italy

    Luigi Angrisani

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

    Ariola Hasani & Antonio Vitiello

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

    Antonella Santonicola & Paola Iovino

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Angrisani, L., Hasani, A., Vitiello, A. et al. Gastric Bypass and Synchronous Cholecystectomy: Not Only Numbers. OBES SURG 27, 2454–2455 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-017-2775-6

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