title: Comment on: Patients' experience and outcomes after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding in Washington state.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Texas A&M Health Science Center, General Surgery Residency Program, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Bariatric Surgery Education, Scott and White Healthcare System, Temple, Texas.
authors.forename: Robert O
authors.initials: RO
authors.lastname: Carpenter
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D015391:Gastroplasty / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000601:surgery*