Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 71, Issue 3 , Pages 468-474 , March 2010

Endoscopic removal of dysfunctioning bands or rings after restrictive bariatric procedures

Received 23 February 2009 ,Accepted 17 June 2009.

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 DISCLOSURE: All authors disclosed no financial relationships relevant to this publication. Daniel Blero was supported by a grant from Fonds Erasme pour la recherche Médicale and a Cook Endoscopy grant for research in GI endoscopy.

PII: S0016-5107(09)02120-8

doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2009.06.020

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 71, Issue 3 , Pages 468-474 , March 2010

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