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Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass patients have an increased lifetime risk of repeat operations when compared to laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy patients. Surg Endosc (2015) 0.77
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The effects of bariatric surgery on bone and nephrolithiasis. Bone (2015) 0.76
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The Newfoundland and Labrador Bariatric Surgery Cohort Study: Rational and Study Protocol. BMC Health Serv Res (2016) 0.75
Bariatric Surgery Prior to Index Screening Colonoscopy Is Associated With a Decreased Rate of Colorectal Adenomas in Obese Individuals. Clin Transl Gastroenterol (2017) 0.75
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The longitudinal trajectory of post-surgical % total weight loss among middle-aged women who had undergone bariatric surgery. Prev Med Rep (2016) 0.75
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