Results and Complications After Swedish Adjustable Gastric Banding in Older Patients

Reinhard Mittermair,Franz Aigner,Sabine Obermüller

Results and Complications After Swedish Adjustable Gastric Banding in Older Patients

2008

Reinhard Mittermair
Franz Aigner
Sabine Obermüller

Background Swedish adjustable gastric banding (SAGB) is an effective treatment for morbid obesity. The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy and safety of SAGB in older patients aged ≥50 years.

Keywords:

Obesity
Body mass index
General surgery
Diabetes mellitus
Weight loss
Medicine
gastric banding
morbid obesity
older patients
effective treatment
treatment outcome

Correction
Source
Cite
Save
Machine Reading By IdeaReader

References

Citations