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Gastric Band Slippage: Beware of the Refeeding Syndrome After the Band Removal—Comment on “Should We Introduce a Gastric Band Removal Schedule?”

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We thank Dr Elina Akalestou Msc, PhD, for her careful review of the manuscript and help in language editing.

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  1. Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Department of Hepato-Biliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, Sorbonne Université, 47-83 boulevard de l’Hôpital, 75013, Paris, France

    Clemence Boutron, Sylvie Breton, Adriana Torcivia, Jean-Christophe Vaillant & Laurent Genser

  2. Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Department of Nutrition, Hôpital Bichat, Paris, France

    Margot Denis

  3. INSERM, Nutrition and Obesity: Systemic Approach (NutriOmics) Research Unit, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France

    Laurent Genser

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Boutron, C., Breton, S., Denis, M. et al. Gastric Band Slippage: Beware of the Refeeding Syndrome After the Band Removal—Comment on “Should We Introduce a Gastric Band Removal Schedule?”. OBES SURG 32, 553–555 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-021-05685-3

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