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Surgical options

At Chelsea and Westminster Hospital we undertake the following procedures:

  • Gastric banding
  • Gastric bypass
  • Sleeve gastrectomy
  • Biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch
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George Vasilopoulos
  • Surgical options
  • Gastric banding
  • Gastric bypass
  • Sleeve gastrectomy
  • Biliopancreatic diversion

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