title: Self-locking first stitch in suture reinforcement of the laparoscopic gastric sleeve.
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Albanopoulos
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Flessas
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zografos
authors.forename: Emmanuel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Leandros
mesh_terms: D057868:Anastomotic Leak / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000601:surgery*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005260:Female; D015391:Gastroplasty / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000191:economics
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