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. 2025 Aug:69:101829.
doi: 10.1016/j.cpsurg.2025.101829. Epub 2025 Jul 16.

Factors influencing use of robotic approaches in bariatric surgery: A qualitative study

Sophia A Gutterman  1 , C Ann Vitous  2 , Jonathan F Finks  2 , Rachel Ross  3 , Amanda Stricklen  3 , Oliver A Varban  4 , Arthur M Carlin  4 , Anne P Ehlers  2
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Factors influencing use of robotic approaches in bariatric surgery: A qualitative study

Sophia A Gutterman et al. Curr Probl Surg. 2025 Aug.
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