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Is biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch the best surgical treatment for super-obese patients?

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boxed-textPrachand VN et al. (2006) Duodenal switch provides superior weight loss in the super-obese (BMI ≥50kg/m2) compared with gastric bypass. Ann Surg 244: 611–619

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  1. JM Himpens is an Associate Professor of Surgery in the Department of Gastrointestinal and Obesity Surgery, European School of Laparoscopic Surgery, Saint-Pierre University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium.,

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Himpens, J. Is biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch the best surgical treatment for super-obese patients?. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 4, 250–251 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpgasthep0791

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