Endoscopic vertical band gastroplasty with an endoscopic sewing machine

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 254-256

  Awan, Amjad N ^a   Swain, C P ^b  

^a Distinction at Digestive Diseases Week   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GASTROPLASTY; GASTROSCOPE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; SUTURING METHOD; SWINE; AUTOPSY; ENDOSCOPY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; GASTROPLASTY; GASTROSCOPES; HUMANS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SWINE;

EID: 0036482954     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mge.2002.120889     Document Type: Article

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