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Bariatric surgery primer for the internist: Keys to the surgical consultation

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MEDICAL CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA
Volume 91, Issue 3, Pages 353-+

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W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcna.2007.02.004

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The increasing prevalence of morbid obesity in North America combined with the refinement of laparoscopic techniques for the performing of these operations has contributed to the exponential growth of bariatric surgery over the last 10 years. There are many important considerations for the internist who is referring a patient for bariatric surgery.

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