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Studies from University of Lodz in the area of bariatrics published

Published in Surgery Litigation and Law Weekly, December 8th, 2006

New investigation results, "Randomized clinical trial of postoperative hernia prophylaxis in open bariatric surgery," are detailed in a study published in British Journal of Surgery. "Postoperative hernia following bariatric procedures is more common than in other groups of surgical patients, and remains a serious problem. Gastric bypass is the most often performed bariatric procedure and, despite the increasing popularity of a laparoscopic approach, many morbidly obese patients are still offered open procedures," scientists writing in the British Journal of Surgery report.

"The aim of this study was to assess the effects of prophylactic polypropylene mesh in...

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