Open AccessOutcomes of the adjustable gastric band in a publicly funded obesity program
Author(s) -
Chieh Jack Chiu,
Daniel W. Birch,
Xinzhe Shi,
Shahzeer Karmali
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
canadian journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.609
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1488-2310
pISSN - 0008-428X
DOI - 10.1503/cjs.002712
Subject(s) - medicine , adjustable gastric band , weight loss , incisional hernia , surgery , nausea , complication , laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding , obesity , single center , population , morbid obesity , general surgery , hernia , environmental health
Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) is considered a safe and effective treatment for severe obesity and obesity-related comorbidities. We sought to examine the outcome of LAGB delivered through a Canadian publicly funded obesity program.
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