A Genco

Summary

Affiliation: University of Rome La Sapienza
Country: Italy

Publications

  1. ncbi BioEnterics Intragastric Balloon (BIB): a short-term, double-blind, randomised, controlled, crossover study on weight reduction in morbidly obese patients
    A Genco
    Department of Surgery Paride Stefanini, University La Sapienza Medical School, Rome, Italy
    Int J Obes (Lond) 30:129-33. 2006
  2. ncbi Laparoscopic adjustable silicone gastric banding: prospective evaluation of intragastric migration of the lap-band
    G Silecchia
    Dipartimento di Chirurgia Paride Stefanini, Universita La Sapienza Rome, Italy
    Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech 11:229-34. 2001
  3. ncbi Long-term results of hiatal hernia mesh repair and antireflux laparoscopic surgery
    E Soricelli
    La Sapienza University, Paride Stefanini, Rome, Italy
    Surg Endosc 23:2499-504. 2009
  4. ncbi BioEnterics Intragastric Balloon: The Italian Experience with 2,515 Patients
    A Genco
    Italian Group for Lap-Band, , Naples, Italy
    Obes Surg 15:1161-4. 2005

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Publications4

  1. ncbi BioEnterics Intragastric Balloon (BIB): a short-term, double-blind, randomised, controlled, crossover study on weight reduction in morbidly obese patients
    A Genco
    Department of Surgery Paride Stefanini, University La Sapienza Medical School, Rome, Italy
    Int J Obes (Lond) 30:129-33. 2006
    ..Aim of this study was to evaluate the real, short term, efficacy of the BIB for weight reduction in morbidly obese patients by using a prospective, double-blind, randomised, sham-controlled, crossover study...
  2. ncbi Laparoscopic adjustable silicone gastric banding: prospective evaluation of intragastric migration of the lap-band
    G Silecchia
    Dipartimento di Chirurgia Paride Stefanini, Universita La Sapienza Rome, Italy
    Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech 11:229-34. 2001
    ..The results of this study show that routine upper gastrointestinal endoscopy can discover asymptomatic band migrations early. Band erosion did not require emergency treatment and can be removed safely by a minimally invasive approach...
  3. ncbi Long-term results of hiatal hernia mesh repair and antireflux laparoscopic surgery
    E Soricelli
    La Sapienza University, Paride Stefanini, Rome, Italy
    Surg Endosc 23:2499-504. 2009
    ..This study retrospectively evaluated the long-term results of LARS with or without the use of a mesh in a series of patients treated from 1992 to 2007...
  4. ncbi BioEnterics Intragastric Balloon: The Italian Experience with 2,515 Patients
    A Genco
    Italian Group for Lap-Band, , Naples, Italy
    Obes Surg 15:1161-4. 2005
    ..BMI loss was 4.9+/-12.7 kg/m(2) (range 0-25). CONCLUSIONS: BIB is an effective procedure with satisfactory weight loss and improvement in co-morbidities after 6 months. Previous gastric surgery is a contraindication to BIB placement...