Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding

Acta Chirurgica Austriaca

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 152-155

  Miller, K ^a   Hell, E ^b  

^a Second Surgical Department   (Austria)

^b L Boltzmann Inst Exp Surg Res   (Austria)

Author keywords

Lap Band ; Laparoscopy; Morbid obesity; Swedish Adjustable Gastric Band

Indexed keywords

SILICONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTRIC BANDING; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0032793702     PISSN: 0001544X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02619993     Document Type: Article

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