title: [Indications of efficacy of bariatric surgery in the management of morbid obesity].
abstract: Its indications should only be considered in patients with morbid obesity (BMI>40 kg/m2) or severe obesity (BMI>35 kg/m2) with serious associated comorbidity. In general, significant weight loss with marked improvement of the cardiovascular comorbidity is obtained. There are still no studies that show long term survival. It must be stressed that the patients should follow a subsequent and continuous medical monitoring to prevent important secondary metabolic complications.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Hipertensión Arterial y Riesgo Vascular, Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital de Sagunto, Agencia Valenciana de Salud, Puerto de Sagunto, Valencia, Spain. pascual_jma@gva.es
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Pascual
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rodilla
mesh_terms: D050110:Bariatric Surgery / Q000379:methods*; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome