title: Minimally invasive surgery for morbid obesity.
abstract: In patients with morbid obesity, surgery is the only treatment known to produce sustained weight loss and to reduce comorbidities. Traditional (open) gastric bypass surgery is associated with postoperative complications that include wound infection, pulmonary embolism, and pneumonia. Laparoscopic techniques achieve similar long-term results as does open surgery, with fewer postoperative complications.
authors.affiliation: The George Washington University Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Washington, DC 20037, USA. fbrody@mfa.gwu.edu
authors.forename: Fredrick
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Brody
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D015992:Body Mass Index; D005260:Female; D015390:Gastric Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D015391:Gastroplasty / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D015431:Weight Loss