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vertical banded gastroplasty  

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  • There are several surgical treatments for obesity called bariatic surgery. Vertical banded gastroplasty seems to be the least intrusive of these surgeries with a shorter recovery time and an overall commendable weight-loss success rate. [Source: Encyclopedia of Obesity; Vertical Banded Gastroplasty]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/vertical_banded_gastroplasty

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