Ahmad Abd El salam Hafez Abd El salam Hamza <br/><br/>
Laparoscopic Gastric Banding and Assessment Of Its Early Outcome /  
 تحزيم المعدة بالمنظار مع التقييم النتائج الاولية 
Ahmad Abd El salam Hafez Abd El salam Hamza ; Suppervised Mohammad Mohammad Kenawi , Mohamed ElSherif ElSarky 
 - Cairo :   Ahmad Abd El salam Hafez Abd El salam Hamza ,   2006 
 - 86P :   ill ;   30cm 
<br/><br/>Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty Of Medicine - Department Of General Surgery 
<br/><br/> Morbid obesity is considered a major problem in the life of many people nowadaysIt leads to many diseases and life - threatining complicationsMany cases fail to loss weight by conservative methodsIn this thesis , the anatomy of the stomach , the anatomy , histology and physiology of adipose tissue , the pathophysiology of obesity , the rationale for treatment of obesity and the current surgical options were reviewedObese patients were treated by laparoscopic gastric bandingThe results showed that gastric banding is a safe , easy and effective method in treatment of most cases of morbid obesityHowever , body contouring operations whether excisional egabdominoplasty or non - excisional egliposuction , may be needed later 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Gastic banding Morbid obesity