The Italian Group for LAP-BAND: Predictive value of initial body mass index for weight loss after 5 years of follow-up

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1524-1527

  Angrisani, L ^a   Di Lorenzo, N ^a   Favretti, F ^a   Furbetta, F ^a   Iuppa, A ^a   Doldi, S B ^a   Paganelli, M ^a   Basso, N ^a   Lucchese, M ^a   Zappa, M ^a   Lesti, G ^a   Capizzi, F D ^a   Giardiello, C ^a   Paganini, A ^a   Di Cosmo, L ^a   Veneziani, A ^a   Lacitignola, S ^a   Silecchia, G ^a   Alkilani, M ^a   Forestieri, P ^a   Puglisi, F ^a   Gardinazzi, A ^a   Toppino, M ^a   Campanile, F ^a   Marzano, B ^a   Bernante, P ^a   Perrotta, G ^a   Borrelli, V ^a   Lorenzo, M ^a   more..

^a Italian Group for Lap Band GILB   (Italy)

Author keywords

Complications; LAP BAND System; Obesity Surgery; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; FOLLOW UP; GASTRIC BANDING; HUMAN; ITALY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBID OBESITY; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH POUCH; TREATMENT INDICATION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 4744342556     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-003-9149-y     Document Type: Article

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