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Bariatric surgery for treatment of obesity

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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY
Volume 35, Issue -, Pages S16-S21

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NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2011.142

Keywords

bariatric surgery; metabolic surgery; complications; comorbidities; outcomes; weight loss

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  1. Ethicon Endosurgery
  2. Covidien
  3. Stryker Endoscopy, Gore, Baxter, Covidien, Allergen
  4. Bard-Davol

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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. International Journal of Obesity (2011) 35, S16-S21; doi:10.1038/ijo.2011.142

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