title: [Surgical treatment of extreme obesity].
abstract: Surgical treatment of extreme obesity can reliably achieve a significant weight loss. With interdisciplinary management, long-term therapeutic success is possible. Of particular importance, however, is the comprehensive education of the patient prior to surgery, and postoperative long-term care provided by the patient's own doctor.
authors.affiliation: Chefarzt der Chirurgischen, Klinik am Dominikuskrankenhaus, Düsseldorf-Heerdt. husemann@hotmail.de
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Husemann
mesh_terms: D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D015905:Gastric Balloon; D015390:Gastric Bypass; D015391:Gastroplasty; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D015187:Lipectomy; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D015431:Weight Loss