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- Title
Initial Japanese experience with the LAP-BAND system.
- Authors
Ohta, Masayuki; Kitano, Seigo; Kai, Seiichiro; Shiromizu, Akio; Iwashita, Yukio; Endo, Yuichi; Kawano, Yuichiro; Masaki, Takayuki; Kakuma, Tetsuya; Yoshimatsu, Hironobu
- Abstract
Laparoscopic bariatric surgery has gradually spread in Japan since it was introduced in 2000. In 2005, we introduced laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) with the LAP-BAND system into Japan. Here, we evaluate our intermediate-term results with the LAP-BAND system.
- Publication
Asian journal of endoscopic surgery, 2013, Vol 6, Issue 1, p39
- ISSN
1758-5910
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1758-5910.2012.00156.x