Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding in patients ≥60 years old: Is it worthwhile?

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1579-1583

  Taylor, Craig John ^a   Layani, Laurent ^a  

^a John Flynn Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aged; Bariatric surgery; Co morbidities; Gastric banding; Morbid obesity; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FEMALE; GASTRIC BANDING; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MORBID OBESITY; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SELF ESTEEM; SHORT FORM 36; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; GASTROPLASTY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, MORBID; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 33845931118     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1381/096089206779319310     Document Type: Review

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