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World J Gastrointest Surg. Nov 27, 2025; 17(11): 109426
Published online Nov 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i11.109426
Table 7 Effects of different studies on heterogeneity (all patients with excess weight loss)
Ref.
Change
Musella et al[24]1% increase
Abdel-Rahim et al[26]1% increase
Dayan et al[29]No change
Lee et al[30]1% increase
Madhok et al[31]4% decrease
Milone et al[32]No change
Alkhalifah et al[36]No change
Catro et al[37]1% increase
Das et al[38]1% increase
Gambardella et al[40]1% increase
Jian et al[42]No change
Kansou et al[43]1% increase
Kular et al[44]No change
Plamper et al[46]1% increase
Schmitz et al[48]1% increase
Seetharamaiah et al[49]1% increase
Shivakumar et al[51]1% increase
Singla et al[52]No effect
Toh et al[54]1% increase
Vrakopoulou et al[55]No effect
Sari et al[57]No effect
Yang et al[58]1% increase


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