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 …

Bariatric surgery is increasingly being performed in the medically complicated obese
population as convincing data continue to mount, documenting the success of surgery not …

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 …

Bariatric surgery is not a cure, but it can take weight off and keep it off, improve most obesity-
related conditions, reduce the risk of premature death, and improve quality of life. Given the …

The rising prevalence of obesity, along with high numbers of nonresponders to medical
weight-reduction programs, has led to the evolution and success of bariatric surgery. 1–3 …

As bariatric surgery for the treatment of morbid obesity enters its sixth decade, much has
been and continues to be learned from the results of several key bariatric operations …

CONTEXT Use of bariatric surgery for severe obesity has increased dramatically.
OBJECTIVE To systematically review 1. the clinical efficacy and safety, 2. cost-effectiveness …

This article focuses on recent trends and outcomes of bariatric surgery. The outcomes
discussed include perioperative morbidity and mortality, weight loss, long-term …

OBJECTIVE To review the management of bariatric surgical patients. QUALITY OF
EVIDENCE MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library databases were searched, as well …

With the increasing number of bariatric surgical procedures being performed, outcome
assessment is of even greater importance. Few randomized, controlled prospective trials …