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Gastric Bypass and Synchronous Cholecystectomy: a Matter of Numbers?

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  1. Department of Digestive Surgery, Archet II Hospital, University of Nice-Sophia-Antipolis, 151 Route de Saint-Antoine, 06200, Nice, France

    Niccolo Petrucciani, Tarek Debs, Radwan Kassir, Imed Ben Amor & Jean Gugenheim

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    Niccolo Petrucciani

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Petrucciani, N., Debs, T., Kassir, R. et al. Gastric Bypass and Synchronous Cholecystectomy: a Matter of Numbers?. OBES SURG 27, 2174–2176 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-017-2758-7

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