Treatment of morbid obesity with the Transcend® implantable gastric stimulator (IGS®): A prospective survey

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 666-670

  Favretti, Franco ^a   De Luca, Maurizio ^a   Segato, Gianni ^a   Busetto, Luca ^a   Ceoloni, Andrea ^a   Magon, Alessandro ^a   Enzi, Giuliano ^a  

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Author keywords

Gastric myoelectric stimulation; Implantable gastric stimulator; Laparoscopy; Morbid obesity; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DYSLIPIDEMIA; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GASTROSCOPY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMPLANTATION; LOW CALORY DIET; MALE; MEAL; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MORBID OBESITY; MYOELECTRIC CONTROL; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BODY MASS INDEX; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, MORBID; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 2642580217     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1381/096089204323093462     Document Type: Review

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