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More than a Case Report? Should Wernicke Encephalopathy After Sleeve Gastrectomy be a Concern?

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  1. Department of Digestive and Minimally Invasive Surgery, CHI Poissy, 10 Rue du champ Gaillard, 78300, Poissy, France

    Mazen Dirani, Elias Chahine & Elie Chouillard

  2. Department of Neurology, AUBMC, Riad El Solh, Beirut, 1107 2020, Lebanon

    Maya Dirani

  3. Department of General Surgery, CHU Hospital, Jean Monnet University, Avenue Albert Raimond, 42270, Saint Etienne, France

    Radwan Kassir

  4. Department of Bariatric Surgery, CHU Hospital, Jean Monnet University, Avenue Albert Raimond, 42270, Saint Etienne, France

    Radwan Kassir

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Dirani, M., Chahine, E., Dirani, M. et al. More than a Case Report? Should Wernicke Encephalopathy After Sleeve Gastrectomy be a Concern?. OBES SURG 27, 2684–2687 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-017-2823-2

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