Laparoscopic Roux-En-Y gastric bypass in morbidly obese adolescents

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 430-433

  Stanford, Ala ^a   Glascock, John Matthew ^a   Eid, George M ^a   Kane, Timothy ^a   Ford, Henri R ^a   Ikramuddin, Sayeed ^a   Schauer, Philip ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Laparoscopic Roux en Y gastric bypass; Outcome analysis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS; CASE REPORT; COMORBIDITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROUX Y ANASTOMOSIS; SAFETY; STOMACH BYPASS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037371921     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jpsu.2003.50074     Document Type: Conference Paper

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