Open vs. laparoscopic procedures in bariatric surgery

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 393-395

  Nguyen, Ninh T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE SULFATE;

BARIATRIC SURGERY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CONVALESCENCE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCISIONAL HERNIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MORBIDITY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUALITY; SHORT SURVEY; STOMACH BYPASS; STRESS; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TROCAR; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WOUND CARE; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 2342425633     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gassur.2003.12.026     Document Type: Article

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