Laparoscopic transumbilical sleeve gastrectomy without visible abdominal scars.
Nguyen
Ninh T
NT
Department of Surgery, University of California, Irvine, Medical Center, Orange, California 92868, USA. ninhn@uci.edu
Reavis
Kevin M
KM
Hinojosa
Marcelo W
MW
Smith
Brian R
BR
Wilson
Samuel E
SE
D034861:Abdominal Wall; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005743:Gastrectomy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000601:surgery*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D014472:Umbilicus