Age ≥ 50 does not influence outcome in laparoscopic gastric banding

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 418-421

  Singhal, Rishi ^a   Kitchen, Mark ^a   Bridgwater, Sue ^a   Super, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age; Banding; Complications; LAGB; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; GASTRIC BANDING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION; ADOLESCENT; AGE; GASTROPLASTY; LAPAROSCOPY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; GASTROPLASTY; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LOSS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63949084855     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11695-008-9617-5     Document Type: Article

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