Laparoscopic vertical banded gastroplasty - An effective long-term therapy for morbidly obese patients?

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 726-730

  Olbers, T ^a   Lonroth H ^a   Dalenback J ^a   Haglind, E ^a   Lundell, L ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bariatric surgery; Laparoscopy; Morbid obesity; Vertical banded gastroplasty; Weight reduction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTRIC BANDING; GASTROPLASTY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBID OBESITY; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SAFETY; STOMA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; GASTROPLASTY; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, MORBID; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 0035659773     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1381/09608920160558669     Document Type: Article

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