Bariatrics
Data from A. Lacy and colleagues advance knowledge in bariatrics
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, November 15th, 2010
Fresh data on bariatrics are presented in the report 'Revisional surgery after sleeve gastrectomy.' "Worldwide, morbid obesity incidence has increased dramatically in the last decade and surgery is at this moment recognized as the only effective treatment with long-term sustained weight loss and resolution or significant improvement in comorbidities. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) was successfully carried out by several groups as a bridge to future laparoscopic bariatric procedures with acceptable weight loss and reduction in comorbidities," researchers in Barcelona, Spain report.
"LSG is considered a safe procedure with sporadically reported complications, such...
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