Obesity and GERD: implications and consequences for bariatric surgery?

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Johannes Lenglinger et al. Am J Gastroenterol. 2005 Nov.

. 2005 Nov;100(11):2600-1.

doi: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.00305_8.x.

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