Leveling the learning curve for laparoscopic bariatric surgery

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 845-848

  Lublin, M ^a   Lyass, S ^a   Lahmann, B ^a   Cunneen, S A ^a   Khalili, T M ^a   Elashoff, J D ^a   Phillips, E H ^a  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Laparoscopic gastric bypass; Learning curve; Morbid obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; FEMALE; GASTROJEJUNOSTOMY; HUMAN; JEJUNOSTOMY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LEARNING; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROUX Y ANASTOMOSIS; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; STOMACH BYPASS; STOMACH FISTULA; STOMACH POUCH; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; GASTRIC BYPASS; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 24044552997     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-004-8201-x     Document Type: Article

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