Bariatric surgery for treatment of obesity.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1038/ijo.2011.142.
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Abstract
This article focuses on recent trends and outcomes of bariatric surgery. The outcomes discussed include perioperative morbidity and mortality, weight loss, long-term complications and the impact of bariatric surgery on comorbidities, cardiovascular risk and mortality.
Medical subject headings
- Bariatric Surgery
- Obesity, Morbid
- Postoperative Hemorrhage