Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding: Is there a learning curve?

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 48-50

  Shapiro, K ^a   Patel, S ^a   Abdo, Z ^a   Ferzli, G ^a  

^a STATEN ISLAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Gastric banding; Lap Band; Laparoscopy; Learning curve; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTRIC BANDING; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; GASTRIC BALLOON; GASTROPLASTY; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LEARNING; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 1642540052     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-003-8105-1     Document Type: Article

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