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  1. Faculty of Medicine, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas (PUCCAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil

    Gabriela B. Sia

  2. Department of Surgery - Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil

    Pedro F. C. Soares & Everton Cazzo

  3. Department of Surgery, Centro Médico de Campinas (CMC), Campinas, SP, Brazil

    Lucas Benedetti

  4. Laboratório Multipat, Campinas, SP, Brazil

    Luciana R. Moreira

  5. Departamento de Cirurgia da Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Universidade Estadual de Campinas (FCM/UNICAMP), Rua Alexander Fleming, s/n°, Cidade Universitaria Zeferino Vaz, Cempinas, SP, 13085-000, Brazil

    Everton Cazzo

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Sia, G.B., Soares, P.F.C., Benedetti, L. et al. Abdominal Actinomycosis After Bariatric Surgery. OBES SURG 31, 405–408 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-020-04784-x

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