Treatment of obesity with laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding in Singapore: An initial experience

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 465-470

  Foo, Chek Siang ^a   Tay, K H ^a   Ravintharan, T ^a  

^a CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Bariatric surgery; Gastric banding; Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding; Laparoscopic surgery; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTRIC BANDING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LIVER INJURY; MALE; OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SINGAPORE; SPLEEN INJURY; SURGICAL APPROACH;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; GASTROPLASTY; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, MORBID; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGAPORE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 24344497006     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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