Progress in gastric surgery for morbid obesity.
Since 1974, 70 morbidly obese patients who had failed to respond to conservative management have been treated by gastric surgery. Results of treatment are described. Important developments in the programme included more satisfactory weight loss resulting from standardisation of pouch and stoma size, and a decrease in morbidity resulting from better case selection and the use of the gastric stapler during the bypass procedure.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001835:Body Weight; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D012306:Risk; D013270:Stomach / Q000601:surgery*; D013528:Surgical Staplers; D014839:Vomiting / Q000209:etiology