Bariatric Surgery Primer for the Internist: Keys to the Surgical Consultation

Medical Clinics of North America

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 353-381

  Leslie, Daniel ^a   Kellogg, Todd A ^a   Ikramuddin, Sayeed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARIATRIC SURGERY; GASTRECTOMY; HUMAN; INCISIONAL HERNIA; JEJUNOILEAL BYPASS; LAPAROSCOPY; LUNG FUNCTION; OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

BARIATRIC SURGERY; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; LAPAROSCOPY; NORTH AMERICA; OBESITY, MORBID; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 34248169647     PISSN: 00257125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcna.2007.02.004     Document Type: Review

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