title: Comment on: high failure rate of the laparoscopic-adjustable gastric band as a primary bariatric procedure.
authors.affiliation: St. Pierre University Hospital, European School of Laparoscopic Surgery, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Himpens
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D015391:Gastroplasty / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000601:surgery*; D015431:Weight Loss / Q000502:physiology*