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Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands; Department of Surgery, Kennemer Gasthuis, Haarlem, The Netherlands.
² Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
³ Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
⁴ Department of Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands.

Comment

Givan F Paulus et al. Gastrointest Endosc. 2015 Jul.

. 2015 Jul;82(1):186-7.

doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2015.03.1902.

¹ Department of Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands; Department of Surgery, Kennemer Gasthuis, Haarlem, The Netherlands.
² Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
³ Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
⁴ Department of Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands.

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Endoscopic gastric volume reduction with a novel articulating plication device is safe and effective in the treatment of obesity (with video).
Verlaan T, Paulus GF, Mathus-Vliegen EM, Veldhuyzen EA, Conchillo JM, Bouvy ND, Fockens P. Verlaan T, et al. Gastrointest Endosc. 2015 Feb;81(2):312-20. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2014.06.017. Epub 2014 Jul 29. Gastrointest Endosc. 2015. PMID: 25085333
Gastric restriction and delayed gastric emptying may not be the keys to an effective endoscopic metabolic therapy.
Kumbhari V, Heinrich M, Khashab MA, Kalloo AN, Oberbach A. Kumbhari V, et al. Gastrointest Endosc. 2015 Jul;82(1):185-6. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2015.01.058. Gastrointest Endosc. 2015. PMID: 26074043 No abstract available.