Current status of laparoscopic bariatric/metabolic surgery in Japan: The sixth nationwide survey by the Japan Consortium of Obesity and Metabolic Surgery
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DOI: 10.1111/ases.12836
Abstract: Laparoscopic bariatric procedures have been performed in Japan since 2000. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) has been fully covered by National Health Insurance since 2014, and it has been increasingly performed recently. The Japan Consortium of… read more here.
Keywords: metabolic surgery; laparoscopic bariatric; surgery; japan consortium ... See more keywords