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Preoperative Methods to Reduce Liver Volume in Bariatric Surgery: a Systematic Review

BACKGROUND: Patients qualified for gastric bypass surgery have an enlarged and fatty liver. An essential step in gastric bypass surgery is elevation of the left liver lobe to expose the gastroesophageal junction. An enlarged and fatty liver complicates the surgical procedure and increases the risk f...

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Autores principales: van Wissen, J., Bakker, N., Doodeman, H. J., Jansma, E. P., Bonjer, H. J., Houdijk, A. P. J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer US 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4709363/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26123526
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11695-015-1769-5