TY - JOUR
T1 - An adjustable silicone gastric band for laparoscopic treatment of morbid obesity--technique and results.
AU - Favretti, Franco
AU - Segato, Gianni
AU - De Marchi, Francesco
AU - De Luca, Maurizio
AU - Lise, Mario
AU - Cadiere, Guy Bertrand
AU - Himpens, Jaques
AU - Capelluto, Elie
AU - Gaudissart, Quentin
PY - 2002/9
Y1 - 2002/9
N2 - The laparoscopic application of an adjustable silicone gastric band (Lap-Band System, Bioenterics, Carpinteria, CA) (Fig. 1), based on a similar device introduced by Kuzmak in 1986, is gaining widespread acceptance as a gastric restrictive procedure in treatment of morbid obesity. The advantage of an operation that does not open the gastrointestinal tract and can be performed laparoscopically is obvious. This procedure, using the laparoscopic approach , has been performed in our institutions since 1992. The goals of this article are to describe both our standardized surgical technique that minimized the morbidity rate and its results.
AB - The laparoscopic application of an adjustable silicone gastric band (Lap-Band System, Bioenterics, Carpinteria, CA) (Fig. 1), based on a similar device introduced by Kuzmak in 1986, is gaining widespread acceptance as a gastric restrictive procedure in treatment of morbid obesity. The advantage of an operation that does not open the gastrointestinal tract and can be performed laparoscopically is obvious. This procedure, using the laparoscopic approach , has been performed in our institutions since 1992. The goals of this article are to describe both our standardized surgical technique that minimized the morbidity rate and its results.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 12384872
AN - SCOPUS:39049152574
VL - 10
SP - 109
EP - 114
JO - Surgical technology international
JF - Surgical technology international
SN - 1090-3941
ER -