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Can you have a MRI scan if staples still in place after gastric sleeve?

milliemoomooFeb 19, 2018

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Dr. Ali Solmaz, MD
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Dr. Pablo Garcia, MD
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Dr. Mark Pleatman, MD (retired)
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Answered on Feb 24, 2018
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