Treating morbid obesity with laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding - Martin, Louis F.; Smits, Gerard J.; Greenstein, Robert J. (The American journal of surgery, 2007)
Keywords: Adjustable gastric banding; Adult; Body mass index; Clinical trials; Comorbidity; Female; Gastrointestinal surgery; Gastroplasty - methods; Humans; Indigent care; LAP-BAND; Laparoscopy; Male; Morbid (severe) obesity; Mortality; Obesity; Obesity, Morbid - surgery; Ostomy; Prospective Studies; Quality of life; Restrictive bariatric surgery; Safety; Surgery; Surgical techniques; Weight loss; Restrictive bariatric surgery; Morbid (severe) obesity; Weight loss; Clinical trials; Laparoscopy; Safety; Adjustable gastric banding; LAP-BAND; Quality of life