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. 2021 Nov;31(11):5054-5056.
doi: 10.1007/s11695-021-05529-0. Epub 2021 Jul 22.

Slipped LINX® Caused by a Short Esophagus or an Intra-Thoracic Sleeve Migration (ITSM) or the Combination of Both?

Dietmar Pixner  1 , Georgio Safi  2 , Abdulellah Niyaz  2 , Tanja Wiesenberg  2 , Mathias Schlensak  2 , Frank Alexander Granderath  2
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Slipped LINX® Caused by a Short Esophagus or an Intra-Thoracic Sleeve Migration (ITSM) or the Combination of Both?

Dietmar Pixner et al. Obes Surg. 2021 Nov.
No abstract available

Keywords: Body mass index (BMI); Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD); Hiatal hernia repair (HHR); Intra-thoracic sleeve migration (ITSM); LINX; Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy; Postbariatric surgery; Short esophagus.

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