Gastric Bypass

Overview

Journal Am J Surg

Specialty General Surgery

Date 1976 Apr 1

PMID 1267094

Citations 4

Authors

H R HORNBERGER

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Abstract

Gastric bypass in the very obese is a technically difficult and tedious procedure done in the attic of the peritoneal cavity. However, with careful attention to pre-, intra-, and postoperative detail, it is reasonably safe, effective, and relatively free from unmanageable complications.

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