Laparotomic vs laparoscopic lap-band: 4-year results with early and intermediate complications

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 266-268

  De Luca, M ^a   De Werra, C ^a   Formato, A ^a   Formisano, C ^a   Loffredo, A ^a   Naddeo, M ^a   Forestieri, P ^a  

^a University of Federico   (Italy)

Author keywords

Device; Gastric banding; Laparoscopy; Morbid obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; GASTRIC BANDING; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBID OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTROPLASTY; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; OBESITY, MORBID; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033825387     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1381/096089200321643584     Document Type: Article

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