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Prader-Willi Syndrome: Role of Bariatric Surgery in Two Adolescents with Obesity

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  1. Marina Tripodi and Alberto Casertano contributed equally to this work.

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  1. Department of Translational Medical Sciences, Section of Pediatrics, University Federico II, Naples, Italy

    Marina Tripodi, Alberto Casertano, Martina Peluso & Adriana Franzese

  2. Advanced Biomedical Sciences Department, Bariatric Endocrine and Metabolic Surgery Unit, University Federico II, Naples, Italy

    Mario Musella & Giovanna Berardi

  3. Regional Center of Pediatric Diabetes, Department of Translational Medical Sciences, Section of Pediatrics, Federico II University, Via Sergio Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy

    Enza Mozzillo

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MT and AC wrote the manuscript. MM and EM contributed to the discussion and revised the manuscript. MT, MP, and GB researched data. AF conceived and revised the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Tripodi, M., Casertano, A., Peluso, M. et al. Prader-Willi Syndrome: Role of Bariatric Surgery in Two Adolescents with Obesity. OBES SURG 30, 4602–4604 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-020-04708-9

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