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Bariatric surgery. Clin Obstet Gynecol 2006 Jun;49(2):375-88

Date

05/25/2006

Pubmed ID

16721116

DOI

10.1097/00003081-200606000-00019

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-33748262434 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   9 Citations

Abstract

It is estimated that more than 5% of US adults are morbidly obese (body mass index higher than 40). Morbid obesity is associated with adverse health conditions including prolonged morbidity and early mortality while affecting people of lower socioeconomic means. A variety of surgical procedures have evolved over the past 30 years to address this problem with varying degrees of success and longevity. For those patients achieving dramatic weight loss, reconstructive cosmetic surgery is often necessary or desirable. Techniques to achieve this are described.

Author List

Gould JC, Garren MJ, Gutowski KA

Author

Jon Gould MD Chief, Professor in the Surgery department at Medical College of Wisconsin




MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Adult
Bariatric Surgery
Body Mass Index
Female
Gastric Bypass
Gastroplasty
Humans
Laparoscopy
Obesity
Patient Selection
Weight Loss