Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery: initial results of 120 consecutive patients at a single British Columbia surgical center

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 195, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 565-569

  Schaeffer, David F ^a   Rusnak, Conrad H ^b   Amson, Bradley J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b ROYAL JUBILEE HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bariatric surgery; Laparoscopic Roux en Y gastric bypass; Obesity; Surgical learning curve; Surgical wait time

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CANADA; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; ROUX Y ANASTOMOSIS; STOMACH BYPASS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; GASTRIC BYPASS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, MORBID; PNEUMOPERITONEUM, ARTIFICIAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 42049093170     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.01.003     Document Type: Article

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