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Comment
. 2023 Sep;68(9):3824-3825.
doi: 10.1007/s10620-023-07989-z. Epub 2023 Jul 5.

Caution When Interpreting Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty Outcomes from Surgery-Based Databases

Carlos Paolo D Francisco  1   2 , Anna Carolina Hoff  3 , Nonthalee Pausawasdi  4 , Ravishankar Asokkumar  5   6
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Caution When Interpreting Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty Outcomes from Surgery-Based Databases

Carlos Paolo D Francisco et al. Dig Dis Sci. 2023 Sep.
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