Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 70, Issue 3 , Pages 440-444 , September 2009

Treatment of weight regain after gastric bypass surgery when using a new endoscopic platform: initial experience and early outcomes (with video)

Received 10 June 2008 ,Accepted 23 January 2009.

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 DISCLOSURE: The following author disclosed financial relationships relevant to this publication: C. C. Thompson is a consultant for and on the advisory board of USGI Medical, San Clemente, California. All other authors disclosed no financial relationships relevant to this publication.

 If you would like to chat with an author of this article, you may contact him at ccthompson@partners.org.

PII: S0016-5107(09)00251-X

doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2009.01.042

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 70, Issue 3 , Pages 440-444 , September 2009

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