Conferences and Publications

Listed below are highlights of articles written and lectures presented by Dr. Franco Favretti with other ILOST surgeons throughout the world, on the LAP-BAND procedure. In the future we will consider to link this list to each detailed article as requests get greater.

  1  

Title: Banding Gastrique Par Anneau de Kuzmak Ajustable. Technique Laparoscopique
Publication: Le Journal de Coelio-Chirurgie, 29, 38-44, 1999
Collaborators: In collaboration with Cadiere GB, Himpens J, Vertruyen M and Segato G

  2  

Title: The World's First Obesity Surgery Performed by a Surgeon at a Distance
Publication: Obesity Surgery, 9, 206-209, 1999
Collaborators: In collaboration with Cadiere GB, Himpens J and Vertruyen M

  3  

Title: Bariatric Analysis and Reporting
Conference: The XV Annual Meeting of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery
Place & Date: Orlando, Florida, USA, June 14-27, 1998
Collaborators: In collaboration with Cadiere GB, Segato G, et al

  4  

Title: Laparoscopic Adjustable Silicone Gastric Banding (LAP-BAND)
Conference: Eighth World Congress of the International Gastro-Surgical Club
Place & Date: Strasbourg, France, April 15-18, 1998
Collaborators: In collaboration with Cadiere GB, Segato G, Himpens J, et al

  5  

Title: Trattamento Chirurgico Dell' Obesita: Il Bendaggio Gastrico Regolabile
Conference: Unione Italiana Control I'Obesita (UICO) XV National Congress
Place & Date: Parma, Italy, May 21-23, 1998
Collaborators: In collaboration with Segato G, DeMarchi F, LiseM, et al

  6  

Title: Trattamento Chirurgico Dell' Obesita: Il Bendaggio Gastrico Regolabile
Publication: Medicina Estetica, Metologie Diagnostiche, Preventive e Correttive, C.A.
Publisher: Bartoletti, Editrice Salus Internazionale
Place & Date: Rome, Italy, 1998
Collaborators: In collaboration with Segato G, DeMarchi F, Lise M, et al

  7  

Title: LAP-BAND: Suggerimenti Tecnici E Prevenzione Delle Complicazioni
Conference: Laparoscopic Surgery for Major Obesity, Third National Symposium
Place & Date: Naples, Italy, March 26, 1998

  8  

Title: The Influence of a New Timing Strategy of Band Adjustment on Vomiting Frequency and The Food Consumption of Obese Women Operated with Laparoscopic Adjustable Silicone Gastric Banding (LAP-BAND)
Publication: Obesity Surgery, 1997;7:505-512

  9  

Title: Bariatric Surgery: Modern Procedures Implying Malabsorption
Publication: Laparoscopic Morbid Obesity Surgery
Editor: (In press) Cadiere GB
Co-author: in collaboration with Segato G

  10  

Title: Two Center Study on LAP-BAND: Over 500 Patients Operated Upon
Publication: Laparoscopic Morbid Obesity Surgery
Editor: (In press) Cadiere GB
Co-authors: in collaboration with Cadiere GB, Segato G., Himpens J

  11  

Title: Laparoscopic Adjustable Silicone Gastric Banding (LAP-BAND): How to Avoid Complications
Conference: Seventeenth National Congress of the Italian Society of Endocrinology Surgeons (SIEC)
Place & Date: Florence, Italy, September 18-20, 1997

  12  

Title: Eating Pattern in the First Year Following Adjustable Silicone Gastric Banding (ASGB) For Morbid Obesity
Publication: International Journal of Obesity, 1996;20:539-46
Co-authors: In collaboration with Busetto L, Valente P, Pisent C, et al

  13  

Title: La Dermolipectomia Addominale Per Addome Pendulo Successivo Ad Important Calo Ponderale
Publication: Abstract XVII, National Congress for the Italian Society of Endocrinology Surgeons, page 1-4
Place & Date: Florence, Italy, September 18-20, 1997
Co-authors: In collaboration with Danieli F, Bragato N, Sicari U, et al

  14  

Title: Il Bandaggio Gastrico Regolabile
Publication: Obesita, Fisiopatologia, Clinica, Terapia, 1997:340-356
Editor: Enzi G, Masson Editor

  15  

Title: Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding (LAP-BAND): How to Avoid Complications
Publication: Obesity Surgery, 1997;7:110

  16  

Title: Indicazioni Tecniche E Risultati Del Bendaggio Gastrico Regolabile
Publication: Cenesthesis, 1997;6:24-27
Co-authors: In collaboration with Lise M, DeMarchi F, Segato G, et al

  17  

Title: Conversions and Complications in 185 Laparoscopic Adjustable Silicone Gastric Banding Cases
Publication: Surgical Endoscopy, 1997;11:268-271
Co-authors: In collaboration with Chelala E, Cadiere GB, Himpens J, et al

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Title: Gastroplastie Laparoscopique Pour Obesite Morbide. Annals of Surgery
Publication: Supplement no.7, 1996;50:24-25
Co-authors: In collaboration with Vertruyen M, Cadiere GB, Chelala E, et al

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Title: Bendaggio Gastrico Regolabile - Esperienza di 5 Anni
Publication: Abstract IV, Italian Group of Obesity Surgeons' National Congress, Page 109-114
Place & Date: Ancona, Italy, March 10, 1996
Co-authors: In collaboration with Segato G, DeMarchi F, Busetto L, et al

  20  

Title: Chirurgia Restrittiva Gastrica E Malassorbitiva: Quali I Criteri di Scelta?
Publication: Abstract IV, Italian Group of Obesity Surgeons' National Congress, Page 41-42
Place & Date: Ancona, Italy, March 10, 1996
Co-authors: In collaboration with Segato G, DeMarchi F, Busetto L, et al

  21  

Title: Il Bendaggio Gastrico Regolabile (BGR) nel Trattamento Chirurgico Dell' Obesita
Publication: Prevention and Treatment of Complications in Laparoscopic Surgery, in the course syllabus, ACOI XV National Congress
Place & Date: Genoa, Italy, March 24, 1996

  22  

Title: Results: Personal Experience
Publication: Abstract in Laparoscopic Surgery of Obesity Mortality
Place & Date: Nice, France, Institut Tzanck, February 8, 1996

  23  

Title: Laparoscopic Adjustable Silicone Gastric Banding: Original Technique and Results
Publication: Abstract of New Technology in Surgery
Place & Date: Luxembourg, Luxembourg, June 11-17, 1995
Collaborators: In collaboration with Cadiere GB, Segato G, Bruyns J, et al

  24  

Title: Stoma Adjustable Silicone Gastric Banding (SASGB): A Four-Year Experience
Publication: Standards in Surgery, 1995:409-411
Place: Germany
Eitors: Edited by Boeckl O, Waclawiczek HW, Zuckschwerdt, W. Munchen

  25  

Title: Laparoscopic Adjustable Silicone Gastric Banding: Technique and Results
Publication: Obesity Surgery, 1995;5:364-371
Co-authors: In collaboration with Cadiere GB, Segato G, Bruyns G, et al

  26  

Title: Laparoscopic Adjustable Silicone Gastric Banding: Early Experience
Publication: Obesity Surgery, 1995;5:71-73
Co-authors: In collaboration with Cadiere GB, Segato G, Bruyns G, et al

  27  

Title: Relationship between Energy Expenditure and Visceral Fat Accumulation in Obese Women Submitted to Adjustable Silicone Gastric Banding (ASGB)
Publication: International Journal of Obesity, 1995;19:227-233
Co-authors: In collaboration with Busetto L, Perini P, Giantin W, et al

  28  

Title: Chirurgia Mini-Invasiva Per L' Obesita Patologica: Il Bendaggio Gastrico Regolabile Laparoscopico (BGR)
Publication: Abstract in the UICO National Congress
Place & Date: Naples, Italy, April 22, 1994
Collaborators: In collaboration with Cadiere GB, Segato G, Bruyns J, et al

  29  

Title: Stoma Adjustable Silicone Gastric Banding: A New and Less Invasive Operation for Severe Obesity
Publication: Minimally Invasive Surgery and New Technology, 1994;597-603
Publisher: Quality Medical Publishing, Inc., St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Editors: Steichen FM, Welter R
Co-authors: In collaboration with Enzi G, Segato G, Belluco C, et al

  30  

Title: Laparoscopic Application of Adjustable Silicone Gastric Banding: How To Do It
Publication: Acta Chirurgica Austriaca, supplement 107, 1994:16
Co-authors: In collaboration with Lise M, Cadiere GB, Bruyns J, et al

  31  

Title: Adjustable Silicone Gastric Banding (ASGB): A Four-Year Experience
Publication: Acta Chirurgica Austriaca, supplement 107, 1994:15
Co-authors: In collaboration with Enzi G, Segato G, Belluco, et al

  32  

Title: Laparoscopic Gastroplasty for Morbid Obesity
Publication: British Journal of Surgery, 1994;81:1524
Co-authors: In collaboration with Cadiere GB, Bruyns J, Himpens J

  33  

Title: Bendaggio Gastrico Regolabile: Nostra Esperienza Su 111 Casi Consecutivi
Publication: Chirurgia Triveneta, 1994;34:6-9
Co-authors: In collaboration with Belluco C, Segato G, DeMarchi F, et al

  34  

Title: Chirurgia Mini-Invasiva Per L'Obesita Patologica: II Bendaggio Gastrico Regolabile Laparoscopico (BGR)
Publication: Giornale Italiano di Nutrizione Clinica e Preventiva, 1993;2:49
Co-authors: In collaboration with Cadiere GB, Segato G, Bruyns J, et al

  35  

Title: Modificazioni Metaboliche in Pazienti Sottoposti Ad Intervento Di Restrizione Gastrica
Publication: Giornale Italiano di Nutrizione Clinica e Preventiva, 1993;2:48
Co-authors: In collaboration with Busetto L, Valente P, Digito M, et al

  36  

Title: Adjustable Silicone Gastric Banding (ASGB): The Italian Experience
Publication: Obesity Surgery, 1993;3:53-56
Co-authors: In collaboration with Enzi G, Pizzirani E, Segato G, et al

  37  

Title: Adjustable Silicone Gastric Banding: A New and Less Invasive Operation for Morbid Obesity
Conference: Abstracts, Minimally Invasive Surgery and New Technology, Second European Congress of Viscero-Synthesis
Place & Date: Luxembourg, Luxembourg, September 10-12, 1992
Collaborators: In collaboration with Enzi G, Segato G, Belluco C, et al

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Title: Modificazioni Indotte nel Metabolismo Del Muscolo Scheletrico dal Rapido Calo Ponderale In Pazienti Obesi Operati Di Gastroplastica Verticale
Conference: Abstracts, 12. UICO National Congress
Place & Date: Verona, Italy, April 12-15, 1992
Collaborators: In collaboration with Toigo G, Ciocchi B, Pagoni G, et al

  39  

Title: La Distribuzione Del Tessuto Adiposo Come Predittore Di Calo Ponderale nella Donna Obesa Sottoposta a Gastroplastica Verticale
Conference: Abstracts, 12. UICO National Congress
Place & Date: Verona, Italy, April 12-15, 1992
Collaborators: In collaboration with Busetto L, Digito M, Dalla Monta P, et al

  40  

Title: Il Bendaggio Gastrico Regolabile: Chirurgia Non Invasiva Per L'Obesita Patologica
Conference: Atti del I Congresso Nazionale GICO
Place & Date: Palermo, Italy, November 21-22, 1991
Collaborators: In collaboration with Lise M, Enzi G, Busetto L, et al

  41  

Title: Caratteristiche Tecniche Del Bendaggio Gastrico Regolabile
Conference: Abstracts, XVI Congresso Nazionale della Societa Italiana di Ricerche in Chirurgia
Place & Date: Trieste, Italy, March 9-11, 1991
Collaborators: In collaboration with Segato G, Zanella A, Marchet A, et al

  42  

Title: Chirurgia Non Invasiva Per L'Obesita Patologica
Conference: Abstracts XI Settimana Italiana di Dietologia
Place & Date: Merano, Italy, April 9-13, 1991
Collaborators: In collaboration with Segato G, Pizzirani E, DeMarchi F, et al

  43  

Title: Bendaggio Gastrico Regolabile in Alternativa alla Gastroplastica Verticale nel Trattamento Dell'Obesita
Publication: Il Giornale di Chirurgia, 1991;12:182-183


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