Hand-assisted laparoscopic vertical banded gastroplasty: Technique and analysis of the first 140 cases

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 628-633

  Van De Walle, Peter ^a   Van Outryve, Luc ^a  

^a Treatment of Obesity and Volkskliniek ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bariatric surgery; Hand assisted laparoscopy; Morbid obesity; Vertical banded gastroplasty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BARIATRIC SURGERY; COMORBIDITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GASTROPLASTY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBID OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GASTROPLASTY; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OBESITY, MORBID; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036807039     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1381/096089202321019585     Document Type: Article

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