A primer on bariatric surgery: Treatment of last resort for morbid obesity

Disease Management

Volumn 7, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2004, Pages

  Villagra, Victor G ^a  

^a Health and Technology Vector Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; BARIATRIC SURGERY; COMORBIDITY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE COURSE; EPIDEMIC; GASTROPLASTY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; LUNG EMBOLISM; MICROCYTIC ANEMIA; MORBID OBESITY; POSTGASTRECTOMY SYNDROME; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REVIEW; ROUX Y ANASTOMOSIS; SEPSIS; STAPLER; STOMACH BYPASS; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 6344275433     PISSN: 1093507X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/dis.2004.7.s-23     Document Type: Review

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