Surgical Treatment of Obesity

The worldwide exponential increase in obesity has brought into light focus the lack of effective ways and methods for preventing or treating the disease. As obesity severity and prevalence have been rising, so has the need of increasingly aggressive solutions. In this critical situation the use of antiobesity (bariatric) surgery has a new importance.

Bariatric surgery for obese people has been available for 40 years. During this period it has been shown to reduce mortality compared with nonoperative ways of weight loss or reduction. Recent findings in restrictive and diversionary techniques and the advantage of less invasive techniques have raised options and outcomes for sufferers considering bariatric surgery. At the same time patients express a concomitant need for more long-term data on efficacy and outcomes of mortality and morbidity.

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