title: Gastric segmentation: nonadjustable banding by minilaparotomy: historical review.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Spring Branch Medical Center, Houston, Texas 77055, USA. heoria@aol.com <heoria@aol.com>
authors.forename: Horacio E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Oria
mesh_terms: D015391:Gastroplasty / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000266:history*; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000266:history* / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012086:Reoperation