Bariatric surgery: techniques, outcomes and complications

HA Khwaja, G Bonanomi - Current Anaesthesia & Critical Care, 2010 - Elsevier
Bariatric or weight loss surgery is the only treatment for morbid obesity that confers definitive
weight loss at long-term follow-up. In addition to weight reduction there is a strong possibility …

Bariatric surgery: a review of procedures and outcomes

KA Elder, BM Wolfe - Gastroenterology, 2007 - Elsevier
The prevalence of obesity has increased in recent decades, and obesity is now one of the
leading public health concerns on a worldwide scale. There is accumulating agreement that …

[HTML][HTML] Gastrointestinal complications after bariatric surgery

IT Ma, JA Madura - Gastroenterology & hepatology, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Bariatric surgery is increasingly being performed in the medically complicated obese
population as convincing data continue to mount, documenting the success of surgery not …

Surgical approaches to the treatment of obesity

JB Dixon, NE Straznicky, EA Lambert… - Nature reviews …, 2011 - nature.com
Bariatric surgery, through its efficacy and improved safety, is emerging as an important and
broadly available treatment for people with severe and complex obesity that has not …

Bariatric surgery for obesity and metabolic disorders: state of the art

NT Nguyen, JE Varela - Nature reviews Gastroenterology & hepatology, 2017 - nature.com
Obesity is one of the most important public health conditions worldwide. Bariatric surgery for
severe obesity is an effective treatment that results in the improvement and remission of …

Recent advances in bariatric surgery: a narrative review of weight loss procedures

N Aderinto, G Olatunji, E Kokori, P Olaniyi… - Annals of Medicine …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Bariatric surgery has emerged as a highly effective option for individuals with obesity,
offering significant and sustainable weight loss outcomes. This surgical approach involves …

Surgical treatment of morbid obesity

PF Crookes - Annu. Rev. Med., 2006 - annualreviews.org
Obesity is a major epidemic in developed countries. It induces or exacerbates hypertension,
diabetes mellitus, obstructive sleep apnea, dyslipidemia, and many other disease …

The cooperation between endoscopists and surgeons in treating complications of bariatric surgery

EMH Mathus-Vliegen - Best Practice & Research Clinical Gastroenterology, 2014 - Elsevier
The results of lifestyle interventions and pharmacotherapy are disappointing in severe
obesity which is characterised by premature death and many obesity-associated co …

[HTML][HTML] Quick fix or long-term cure? Pros and cons of bariatric surgery

JA Madura, JK DiBaise - F1000 medicine reports, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The past decade has seen an enormous increase in the number of bariatric, or weight loss,
operations performed. This trend is likely to continue, mirroring the epidemic of obesity …

Controversies in bariatric surgery

PE O'Brien - Journal of British Surgery, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Background There are many controversies related to bariatric surgery. This review explores
selected areas. Methods A combination of randomized clinical trials (RCTs), systematic …