title: Modified vertical banded gastroplasty as revision of failed high gastric reduction for morbid obesity.
abstract: Vertical banded gastroplasty is currently closest to the ideal gastric restrictive procedure for the surgical treatment of obesity. A modification of the technique of vertical banded gastroplasty can be successfully used to revise a failed high gastric reduction for morbid obesity.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ramsey-Stewart
mesh_terms: D001835:Body Weight; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000628:therapy*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D013270:Stomach / Q000601:surgery*; D013528:Surgical Staplers