Laparoscopic gastric bypass, Roux en-Y: Experience of 27 cases, with 3-18 months follow-up

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 54-57

  Wittgrove, Alan C ^a,b   Clark, G Wesley ^a  

^a Alvarado Hospital Medical Center   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Gastric bypass; Gastroesophageal reflux; Laparoscopy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FOLLOW UP; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH BYPASS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0030069319     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1381/096089296765557277     Document Type: Article

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