28-Month experience with the lap-band technique: Results and critical points of the method

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 56-58

  Furbetta, F ^a,b   Gambinotti, G ^a   Robortella, E M ^a  

^a Pescia Hospital   (Italy)

^b Ospedale di Pescia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gastric banding; Laparoscopy; Morbid obesity; Surgical device; Surgical technique

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; GASTRIC BANDING; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBID OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0032984763     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1381/096089299765553782     Document Type: Conference Paper

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