title: Reply to safety of Veress needle insertion in laparoscopic bariatric surgery.
authors.affiliation: *Endocrine, Metabolic and Bariatric Unit General Surgery Department Vall d'Hebron University Hospital Center of Excellence for the EAC-BC Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Barcelona, Spain †Division of Bariatric Surgery, AZ St-Blasius, Dendermonde, Belgium.
authors.forename: Ramon
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vilallonga
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Himpens
mesh_terms: D050110:Bariatric Surgery / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D009339:Needles; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000601:surgery*; D011028:Pneumoperitoneum, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation*