Bariatric gastric band removal using a gastric mural erosion technique induced with a fully covered self-expandable metal stent

Endoscopy 2021; 53(02): E77-E78
DOI: 10.1055/a-1195-2191

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Julio G. Velasquez-Rodriguez

¹Endoscopy Unit, Department of Digestive Diseases, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge-IDIBELL, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

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Amador Garcia Ruiz de Gordejuela

¹Endoscopy Unit, Department of Digestive Diseases, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge-IDIBELL, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

²Surgical Department, Hospital Universitari de Vall d’Hebron, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

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Joan B. Gornals

¹Endoscopy Unit, Department of Digestive Diseases, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge-IDIBELL, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

³Faculty of Health Sciences, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain

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