Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is the operation of choice for bariatric surgery

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 398-400

  Melvin, W Scott ^a,b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Gastric bypass; laparoscopic gastric banding; vertical banded gastroplasty

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; BARIATRIC SURGERY; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; GASTRIC BANDING; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROPLASTY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MORBID OBESITY; MORTALITY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; ROUX Y ANASTOMOSIS; SHORT SURVEY; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 2342433589     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gassur.2003.12.023     Document Type: Article

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