The bioenterics intragastric balloon for the nonsurgical treatment of obesity and morbid obesity

Minimally Invasive Bariatric Surgery

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 389-394

  Favretti, Franco ^a   De Luca, Maurizio ^b   Segato, Gianni ^a   Busetto, Luca ^c   Bortolozzi, Enzo ^a   Magon, Alessandro ^a   MacCari, Tommaso ^d  

^a Regional Hospital   (Italy)

^b Hospital San Bortolo   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^d Hospital Sant Antonio   (Italy)

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EID: 84895391966     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-68062-0_45     Document Type: Chapter

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