Update on obesity surgery

The prevalence of obesity in the United States has reached epidemic proportions. With more than 30 million Americans clinically obese, the younger population has also been affected. Surgical therapy should be offered to the severely obese patient who is refractory to nonsurgical therapy, as establis...

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Published in:World journal of gastroenterology : WJG 2006-05, Vol.12 (20), p.3196-3203
Main Authors: Eisenberg, Dan, Duffy, Andrew-J, Bell, Robert-L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bariatric Surgery - methods
Bariatric Surgery - trends
Humans
Obesity, Morbid - surgery
Topic Highlight
Treatment Outcome
Weight Loss - physiology
手术治疗
病理机制
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Summary:The prevalence of obesity in the United States has reached epidemic proportions. With more than 30 million Americans clinically obese, the younger population has also been affected. Surgical therapy should be offered to the severely obese patient who is refractory to nonsurgical therapy, as established by the 1991 NIH Consensus Conference on Gastrointestinal Surgery for Severe Obesity. Surgery is currently the most effective therapy for weight loss. It is far more effective than any other treatment modality, both in terms of the amount of weight loss and in terms of durability in maintaining weight loss.
ISSN:1007-9327
2219-2840
DOI:10.3748/wjg.v12.i20.3196