title: Bariatric surgery. For the right patient, procedure can be effective.
abstract: Obesity is a chronic health problem with associated medical complications involving multiple physiologic systems. Some obese patients succeed in losing weight with traditional, nonsurgical therapies and interventions. In this article, Drs Mattison and Jensen discuss the option of bariatric surgery for those patients who have not responded to medically sound weight-loss programs and for whom the complications of obesity pose a high and ongoing risk.
authors.affiliation: Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Endocrine Research Unit, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mattison
authors.forename: Michael D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Jensen
mesh_terms: D015992:Body Mass Index; D015897:Comorbidity; D015390:Gastric Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D015391:Gastroplasty / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D012449:Safety; D016896:Treatment Outcome