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Bariatric Surgery for Cowden Syndrome with PTEN Mutation: a Case Report

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  1. Han Na Jang and Sa Hong Kim contributed equally to this work.

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea

    Han Na Jang & Young Min Cho

  2. Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea

    Han Na Jang & Young Min Cho

  3. Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea

    Sa Hong Kim & Do Joong Park

  4. Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of Surgery and Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea

    Sa Hong Kim & Do Joong Park

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Jang, H.N., Kim, S.H., Cho, Y.M. et al. Bariatric Surgery for Cowden Syndrome with PTEN Mutation: a Case Report. OBES SURG 31, 2316–2318 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-021-05231-1

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