Laparoscopic adjustable silicone gastric banding (Lap-Band®): How to avoid complications

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 352-358

  Favretti, F ^b,c   Cadiere, G B ^a   Segato, G ^b   Himpens, J ^a   Busetto, L ^b   De Marchi, F ^b   Vertruyen, M ^a   Enzi, G ^b   De Luca, M ^b   Lise, M ^b  

^a FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gastric banding; Laparoscopy; Morbid obesity; Surgery; Surgical technique

Indexed keywords

SILICONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; FEMALE; GASTROPLASTY; HUMAN; ITALY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LIGAMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBID OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; STOMACH PERFORATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DISSECTION; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTROPLASTY; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; LIGAMENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OMENTUM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; SILICONES; STOMACH; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 9844244017     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1381/096089297765555610     Document Type: Article

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