Commentary

Christou, Nicolas V.

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Division of General Surgery, MUHC and McGill University, 687 Pine Avenue West, Montreal, QC, H3A 1A1, Canada
Nicolas V. Christou MD, PhD (Head)
Section of Bariatric Surgery, Division of General Surgery, Room s9.30, Royal Victoria Hospital Site, 687 Pine Avenue West, Montreal, QC, H3A 1A1, Canada
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Division of Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Joan and Standford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical Center, 525 East 68th Street, Mailbox 294, New York, NY, 10021, USA
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Christou, N.V. (2006). Commentary. In: Assalia, A., Gagner, M., Schein, M. (eds) Controversies in Laparoscopic Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-30964-0_37

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