Validation of a Novel Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band Simulator

BACKGROUND: Morbid obesity accounts for more than 90,000 deaths per year in the United States. Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) is the second most common weight loss procedure performed in the US and the most common in Europe and Australia. Simulation in surgical training is a rapidly...

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Main Authors: Sankaranarayanan, Ganesh, Adair, James D., Halic, Tansel, Gromski, Mark A., Lu, Zhonghua, Ahn, Woojin, Jones, Daniel B., De, Suvranu
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2010
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3124630/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20734069
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00464-010-1306-5
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