Obesity: surgical management.
Obesity surgery is the most cost-effective form of treatment for morbid obesity. Unfortunately the NHS has failed to provide widespread comprehensive assessment and obesity surgical services. As a result we are lagging behind many developed countries to the detriment of our patients.
Baxter
John N
JN
Department of Surgery, Morriston Hospital, Swansea SA6 6NL.
D015904:Biliopancreatic Diversion / Q000379:methods; D003657:Decision Making; D004386:Duodenum / Q000601:surgery; D005544:Forecasting; D015390:Gastric Bypass / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D012307:Risk Factors