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Petrucciani, N., Debs, T., Kassir, R. et al. Gastric Bypass and Synchronous Cholecystectomy: a Matter of Numbers?. OBES SURG 27, 2174–2176 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-017-2758-7
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