Adjustable Gastric Banding in a Morbidly Obese Patient During Liver Transplantation
Adjustable Gastric Banding in a Morbidly Obese Patient During Liver Transplantation
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New York: Springer-Verlag
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English
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New York: Springer-Verlag
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The increase in morbidly obese (MO; BMI > 35) patients requiring liver transplant has mirrored the growing prevalence of obesity in the USA. However, there is considerable debate among physicians whether these patients should undergo transplantation. This is because outcome analysis shows that long-term survival following transplant is adversely af...
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Adjustable Gastric Banding in a Morbidly Obese Patient During Liver Transplantation
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_69809516
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_69809516
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0960-8923
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1708-0428
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10.1007/s11695-008-9633-5
