Obesity surgery: Discouraging long term results with Mason's vertical banded gastroplasty

European Journal of Surgery

Volumn 165, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 855-860

  Versélewel De Witt Hamer, Philip C ^a   Hunfeld, Michiel A J M ^a   Tuinebreijer, Wim E ^a  

^a RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bariatric surgery; Body mass index; Morbid obesity; Outlet circumference; Pouch size; Regression analysis; Treatment outcome; Vertical banded gastroplasty

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROPLASTY; HUMAN; MORBID OBESITY; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTROPLASTY; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 0032885631     PISSN: 11024151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11024159950189357     Document Type: Article

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