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Perioperative adverse events of metabolic surgery are similar to other gastrointestinal surgeries.
Surgeons and patients can expect a safety profile for metabolic surgery that is consistent with other gastrointestinal procedures.
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Perioperative adverse events are similar to other gastrointestinal surgeries.
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Metabolic surgery for treating type 2 diabetes mellitus: Now supported by the world’s leading diabetes organizations
Philip R. Schauer et al. · Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine · 2017
DOI 10.3949/ccjm.84.s1.06
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