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Co-morbidities Improvement in %
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reversibility by laparoscopic explanation, preservation of 10. Italo Braghetto, Owen Korn, Héctor Valladares, Luís Gutiérrez,
anatomy, and ability to perform a SG or other malabsorbative Attila Csendes, Aníbal Debandi, JaimeCastillo, Alberto
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