Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 43, Issue 1 , Pages 141-146 , January 2008

An update on 73 US obese pediatric patients treated with laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding: comorbidity resolution and compliance data

Presented at the 38th annual meeting of the American Pediatric Surgical Association, Orlando, Florida, May 24-27, 2007.

  • Evan P. Nadler

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA
    • Department of Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Division of Pediatric Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA. Tel.: +1 212 263 391; fax: +1 212 263 6590.
    • ,
  • Heekoung A. Youn

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA
    • ,
  • Christine J. Ren

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA
    • ,
  • George A. Fielding

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA

Received 29 August 2007 ,Accepted 2 September 2007.

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PII: S0022-3468(07)00705-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2007.09.035

Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 43, Issue 1 , Pages 141-146 , January 2008

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