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Faster Gastric Emptying after Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy

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Gagner, M. Faster Gastric Emptying after Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy. OBES SURG 20, 964–965 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-010-0086-2

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