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Gastroplasty

Known as: Gastroplasties 
Surgical procedures involving the STOMACH and sometimes the lower ESOPHAGUS to correct anatomical defects, or to treat MORBID OBESITY by reducing the… 
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Narrower (2)

Collis GastroplastyVertical-Banded Gastroplasty
Educational aspectsObesity, MorbidStomachlegislation & jurisprudence

Broader (3)

Plastic Surgical ProceduresSurgical repairstomach surgery

Papers overview

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Review
2009
Review
2009
Option of plastic surgery is a postcode lottery
Abela and colleagues highlight the crucial role of plastic surgery in managing patients after surgery for obesity,1 although… 
Review
2007
Review
2007
How do family practitioners perceive surgery for the morbidly obese?
Review
2007
Review
2007
Reoperative bariatric surgery
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Comparative results of endoluminal gastroplasty and laparoscopic antireflux surgery for the treatment of GERD
Background: Transoral endoluminal gastroplasty (EG) by the Bard Endocinch device is available for the treatment of… 
2003
2003
Disparity between symptomatic and physiologic outcomes following esophageal lengthening procedures for antireflux surgery
Review
2002
Review
2002
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass after previous unsuccessful gastric restrictive surgery
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Nutritional consequences of modified vertical gastroplasty in obese subjects
BACKGROUND: Gastroplasty results in a considerable reduction in food intake and dramatic weight loss. This is likely to have a… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
An ambulant porcine model of acid reflux used to evaluate endoscopic gastroplasty
BACKGROUND There is a lack of suitable models for testing of therapeutic procedures for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Effects of vertical‐banded gastroplasty on bone and mineral metabolism in obese patients
The surgical treatment of obesity can have adverse effects on bone, but there are few published data on the effects of vertical… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Wernicke's encephalopathy after gastroplasty for morbid obesity
A young woman developed Wernicke's encephalopathy after gastroplasty for morbid obesity. Her clinical presentation of nystagmus… 
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