Open vs Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: Comparison of Operative Morbidity and Mortality

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 73-76

  Smith, Sherman C ^a,b   Edwards, Charles B ^a   Goodman, Gerald N ^a   Halversen, R Chad ^a   Simper, Steven C ^a  

^a Private Practice   (United States)

^b Rocky Mountain Associated Physicians   (United States)

Author keywords

Bariatric surgery; Complications; Gastric bypass; Laparoscopic gastric bypass; Morbid obesity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BARIATRIC SURGERY; CONFERENCE PAPER; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INCISIONAL HERNIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTESTINE PERFORATION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ROUX Y ANASTOMOSIS; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; STENOSIS; STOMACH BYPASS; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS, ROUX-EN-Y; BODY MASS INDEX; GASTRIC BYPASS; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, MORBID; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 1642438951     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1381/096089204772787329     Document Type: Conference Paper

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