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Study examines outcomes after bariatric surgery revisions

Published in Gastroenterology Week, March 1st, 2010

Revisional bariatric surgery appears to be associated with a higher risk of complications than the initial procedure, according to a report in the February issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Surgical treatment is currently the only effective approach for long-term weight loss in the severely obese, according to background information in the article. "During the last decade, there has been a marked increase in the number of bariatric operations performed annually, which coincides with the increased acceptance and demand of these procedures worldwide," the authors write. "The evolution of bariatric surgery has also led to a rapidly increasing...

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Source: Gastroenterology Week (2010-03-01)

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