A Prospective Study Comparing Vertical Banded Gastroplasty Versus Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding in the Treatment of Morbid and Super-obesity

International Surgery

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 108-110

  Ashy, A R A ^a   Merdad, A A ^a  

^a KING ABDUL AZIZ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding; Morbid and Super obesity; Surgical treatment of obesity; Vertical Banded Gastroplasty; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; GASTROPLASTY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MORBID OBESITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS; FEMALE; GASTROPLASTY; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; OBESITY, MORBID; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 0032034967     PISSN: 00208868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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