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Gastric Carcinoid and Obesity: Association or Coincidence? Report of Two Cases and Literature Review

Bariatric surgery is a prevalent procedure due to the high incidence of obesity and comorbidities. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy is one of the procedures used to evaluate the patient before surgery. However, its role is questionable. The incidental findings during endoscopy are variable including...

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Autores principales: Al-Harbi, Obaid, Shakir, Mustafa, Al-Brahim, Nabeel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3562567/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23401809
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/848075