title: Is excision of the gastric mucosa responsible for the superior outcomes of sleeve gastrectomy compared with gastric plication?
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Johns Hopkins Hospital 1800 Orleans St, Suite 2058 B Baltimore, MD 21205. Electronic address: vkumbhari@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Vivek
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kumbhari
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery University of Leipzig Leipzig. Germany.
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oberbach
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005743:Gastrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D005748:Gastric Fundus / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000601:surgery*