Prospective study of a laparoscopically placed, adjustable gastric band in the treatment of morbid obesity

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 113-118

  O'Brien, P E ^a   Brown, W A ^a   Smith, A ^a   McMurrick, P J ^a   Stephens, M ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTRIC BANDING; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MORBID OBESITY; PATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH PERFORATION; SURGICAL STAPLING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE INJURY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTRIC BALLOON; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; LIGATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, MORBID; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 0032943006     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2168.1999.00964.x     Document Type: Article

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