Laparoscopic transumbilical sleeve gastrectomy without visible abdominal scars

Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 275-277

  Nguyen, Ninh T ^a   Reavis, Kevin M ^a   Hinojosa, Marcelo W ^a   Smith, Brian R ^a   Wilson, Samuel E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Single laparoscopic incision; Single site surgery; Sleeve gastrectomy; Transabdominal surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CASE REPORT; CAUTERIZATION; FEMALE; GASTRECTOMY; HUMAN; INCISION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; OPERATION DURATION; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL STAPLING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABDOMINAL WALL; CICATRIX; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTRECTOMY; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; UMBILICUS;

EID: 62549087002     PISSN: 15507289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2008.07.007     Document Type: Article

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