title: Vertical banded gastroplasty in the treatment of severe obesity.
authors.forename: P N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Benotti
mesh_terms: D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D015391:Gastroplasty / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors; D015431:Weight Loss