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• Short Communication   
  HealthCare 2017- Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass in a Patient with Peritoneal Encapsulationand Malrotation of the Intestine - Carmen Mesas Burgos- Bariatric Center Stockholm
  Author(s): Carmen Mesas Burgos
  
   The number of bariatric procedures performed each year has increased exponentially worldwide. Obesity is increasing at an alarming rate in the developed world, reaching epidemic proportions. In Europe one fifth of the population is obese [1]. Several studies have shown a significant weight loss in patients treated surgically, with a long-term maintenance of the weight loss and improvement in many of the obesity-related medical illnesses [2]. Peritoneal encapsulation is a very rare developmental malformation, characterized by the presence of an accessory peritoneal sheath covering part or the en.. Read More»
  

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