The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 193, Issue 2 , Pages 160-165 , February 2007

Technical tips for laparoscopic gastric banding: 6 years’ experience in 2800 procedures by a single surgical team

  • Solly Mizrahi, M.D., F.A.C.S.

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Surgery A, Soroka University Medical Center, P.O.B. 151, Beer Sheva, 84101 Israel. Tel.: +972-8-6400953; fax: +972-8-6403260.
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  • Eliezer Avinoah, M.D.

Received 10 March 2006 ,Revised 18 August 2006

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PII: S0002-9610(06)00727-6

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.08.071

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 193, Issue 2 , Pages 160-165 , February 2007

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