Surgery
Volume 143, Issue 6 , Pages 723-731 , June 2008

Intra-abdominal vagal blocking (VBLOC therapy): Clinical results with a new implantable medical device

  • M. Camilleri, MD

      Affiliations

    • The Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Michael Camilleri, MD, Mayo Clinic, Charlton 8-110, 200 First St. S.W., Rochester, MN 55905.
    • Both M. Camilleri and J. Toouli are co-lead authors.
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  • J. Toouli, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia
    • Both M. Camilleri and J. Toouli are co-lead authors.
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  • M.F. Herrera, MD

      Affiliations

    • Instituto Nacional de la Nutrition, Mexico City, Mexico
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  • B. Kulseng, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • St. Olav's University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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  • L. Kow, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia
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  • J.P. Pantoja, MD

      Affiliations

    • Instituto Nacional de la Nutrition, Mexico City, Mexico
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  • R. Marvik, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • St. Olav's University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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  • G. Johnsen, MD

      Affiliations

    • St. Olav's University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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  • C.J. Billington, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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  • F.G. Moody, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas
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  • M.B. Knudson, PhD

      Affiliations

    • EnteroMedics Inc, St. Paul, Minnesota
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  • K.S. Tweden, PhD

      Affiliations

    • EnteroMedics Inc, St. Paul, Minnesota
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  • M. Vollmer, BA

      Affiliations

    • EnteroMedics Inc, St. Paul, Minnesota
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  • R.R. Wilson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Health Research LLC, Arden Hills, Minnesota
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  • M. Anvari, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

,Accepted 14 March 2008.

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 M.C. receives consulting fees as part of a business alliance between Mayo Clinic and EnteroMedics, Inc. M.A., C.J.B., F.G.M., and R.R.W. are consultants of EnteroMedics Inc. K.S.T., M.V., and M.B.K. are employees of EnteroMedics Inc. This work was completely funded by EnteroMedics Inc.

PII: S0039-6060(08)00182-7

doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2008.03.015

Surgery
Volume 143, Issue 6 , Pages 723-731 , June 2008

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