Outcomes of sleeve gastrectomy for morbid obesity: A safe and effective procedure?

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 69-71

  Armstrong, Jon ^a   O'Malley, Sue P ^b  

^a ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Medical Intelligence   (Australia)

Author keywords

Safety; Sleeve gastrectomy; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GASTRECTOMY; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; HUMAN; INCISIONAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBID OBESITY; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GASTRECTOMY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, MORBID; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 75749143801     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2009.11.004     Document Type: Article

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