Gastric volvulus after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding for morbid obesity

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 189, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1469-1472

  Kicska, Gregory ^a   Levine, Marc S ^a   Raper, Steven E ^a   Williams, Noel N ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Barium; Gastrointestinal radiology; Implantable devices; Stomach

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BARIUM ENEMA; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GASTRIC BANDING; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH BYPASS; STOMACH OBSTRUCTION; STOMACH VOLVULUS;

ADULT; GASTROPLASTY; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; OBESITY, MORBID; STOMACH VOLVULUS;

EID: 36448932323     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.05.1547     Document Type: Article

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