Preparation of extremely obese patients for laparoscopic gastric banding by gastric-balloon therapy

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 261-264

  Weiner, Rudolf ^a   Gutberlet, H ^a   Bockhorn, H ^b  

^a KRANKENHAUS NORDWEST   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Gastric balloon; Gastric banding; Morbid obesity; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BALLOON; BARIATRIC SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; GASTRIC BANDING; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; OBESITY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTROPLASTY; HUMANS; HUNGER; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; OBESITY, MORBID; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 0032801516     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1381/096089299765553133     Document Type: Article

References (6)

1. 1. Pasulka PS, Bistrian BR, Benotti PN, et al. The risks of surgery in obese patients. Ann Intern Med 1986; 104: 540-6.
2. 2. Weiner R, Wagner D: Laparoskopisches Gastric Banding zur Behandlung der morbiditären Adipositas. Min Invas Chir 1997; 5: 35-9.
3. 3. Renquist, K. Obesity classification. Obes Surg 1998; 8: 480.
4. 4. Benjamin SB, Maher KA, Cattau EL, et al. Double-blind controlled trial of the Garren-Edwards gastric bubble: an adjunctive treatment for exogenous obesity. Gastroenterology 1988; 95: 581-8.
5. 5. Mathus-Vliegen EMH, Tytgat GNJ. Intragastric balloons for morbid obesity: results, patient tolerance and balloon life-span. Br J Surg 1990; 77: 76-9.
6. 6. Mathus-Vliegen EMH, Tytgat GNJ, Veldhuyzen-Offermans EAML. Intragastric balloon in the treatment of super-morbid obesity. Gastroenterology 1990; 99: 362-9.