title: Vertical banded gastroplasty: operation for morbid obesity.
abstract: Modern stapling equipment makes it possible to perform the vertical banded gastroplasty without major technical difficulties. Follow-up to date confirms its efficacy as a weight reducing procedure in the morbidly obese.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D009765:Obesity / Q000628:therapy*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013270:Stomach / Q000601:surgery*; D013528:Surgical Staplers