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Innovative Endoscopic Approach for Staple Line Leaks Following Sleeve Gastrectomy: Promising Outcomes with Considerable Concerns

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  1. Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital/Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

    Ting-Wei Chang & Po-Chih Chang

  2. Weight Management Center, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital/Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

    Ting-Wei Chang, Ya-Wei Huang & Po-Chih Chang

  3. Department of Nursing, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital/Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

    Ya-Wei Huang

  4. Body Science and Metabolic Disorders International Medical Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung City, Taiwan

    Chih-Kun Huang

  5. School of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan, Republic of China

    Po-Chih Chang

  6. Department of Sports Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

    Po-Chih Chang

  7. Ph.D. Program in Biomedical Engineering, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

    Po-Chih Chang

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Chang, TW., Huang, YW., Huang, CK. et al. Innovative Endoscopic Approach for Staple Line Leaks Following Sleeve Gastrectomy: Promising Outcomes with Considerable Concerns. OBES SURG 34, 1029–1030 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-023-07045-9

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