A technique for prevention of port complications after laparoscopic adjustable silicone gastric banding

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 285-288

  Fabry, Hans ^a   Van Hee, Robrecht ^a   Hendrickx, Leo ^a   Totté, Eric ^a  

^a Stuivenberg General Hospital   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bariatric surgery; Gastric banding; Laparoscopy; Morbid obesity; Port complications; Port dislocation; Port infection; Tube perforation

Indexed keywords

SILICONE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GASTRIC BANDING; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE PORT SYSTEM; INFECTION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MORBID OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL STAPLING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BANDAGES; BODY MASS INDEX; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; OBESITY, MORBID; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SILICON; STOMACH; SURGICAL STAPLING; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0036233849     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1381/096089202762552791     Document Type: Article

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