title: Silastic ring vertical gastroplasty as treatment for morbid obesity: technique and results for 337 patients.
abstract: SRVG is an easy and efficient treatment for morbid obesity. It allows spectacular weight loss and by this increases notably the life expectancy. In our series of 337 patients, we have no operative mortality and a morbidity of 5.6%. A permanent multidisciplinary approach is necessary to obtain good results. A more important follow-up has to confirm these encouraging results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Abdominal Surgery, C.H.U. Tivoli, La Louvière, Belgium.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Boulmont
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Urbain
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lachowsky
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D005260:Female; D015391:Gastroplasty / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012826:Silicone Elastomers
chemical_list: D012826:Silicone Elastomers