The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 195, Issue 5 , Pages 565-569 , May 2008

Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery: initial results of 120 consecutive patients at a single British Columbia surgical center

Presented at the North Pacific Surgical Society Meeting, November 9–12, 2007, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

  • David F. Schaeffer, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-604-875-4480; fax: +1-604-875-4797.
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  • Conrad H. Rusnak, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgical Services, Royal Jubilee Hospital, Vancouver Island Health Authority, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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  • Bradley J. Amson, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgical Services, Royal Jubilee Hospital, Vancouver Island Health Authority, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Received 7 November 2007 ,Revised 2 January 2008

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PII: S0002-9610(08)00093-7

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.01.003

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 195, Issue 5 , Pages 565-569 , May 2008

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