Bariatric surgery worldwide 2003

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1157-1164

  Buchwald, Henry ^a,b   Williams, Stanley E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bariatric surgery; Biliopancreatic diversion; Duodenal switch; Gastric banding; Gastric bypass; Gastroplasty; Laparoscopy; Morbid obesity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BILIOPANCREATIC BYPASS; CANADA; GASTRIC BANDING; GASTROPLASTY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MORBID OBESITY; PATIENT SELECTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH BYPASS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SWEDEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

BARIATRICS; BILIOPANCREATIC DIVERSION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; GASTRIC BYPASS; GASTROPLASTY; HUMANS; JEJUNOILEAL BYPASS; OBESITY, MORBID;

EID: 7644229827     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1381/0960892042387057     Document Type: Article

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