Laparoscopic versus open gastric bypass: A randomized study of outcomes, quality of life, and costs

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 234, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 279-291

  Nguyen, Ninh T ^a   Goldman, Charles ^a   Rosenquist, C John ^a   Arango, Andres ^a   Cole, Carol J ^a   Lee, Steven J ^a   Wolfe, Bruce M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BODY MASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MORBID OBESITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; STOMACH BYPASS; STOMACH SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GASTRIC BYPASS; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 0034849468     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000658-200109000-00002     Document Type: Conference Paper

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