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Doctors Ronald Post (left) and John Smear (center) and Physician's Assistant Debra Blackshire perform laparoscopic stomach surgery at Langley Air Force Base, Va., on Jan. 31, 2005. The surgery will involve the removal of the gall bladder to help alleviate acid reflux disease.

Doctors Ronald Post and John Smear and Physician's Assistant Debra Blackshire perform laparoscopic stomach surgery.

Doctors Ronald Post (left) and John Smear (center) and Physician's Assistant Debra Blackshire perform laparoscopic stomach surgery at Langley Air Force Base, Va., on Jan. 31, 2005. The surgery will involve the removal of the gall bladder to help alleviate acid reflux disease.

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