title: Bariatric surgery: an overview of obesity surgery.
authors.affiliation: New York, N.Y. From the Department of Plastic Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and the Department of Surgery, Lenox Hill Hospital.
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Matarasso
authors.forename: Mitchell S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Roslin
authors.forename: Marina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kurian
mesh_terms: D050110:Bariatric Surgery / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods*; D015992:Body Mass Index; D005260:Female; D015390:Gastric Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D015391:Gastroplasty / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007581:Jejunoileal Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D015431:Weight Loss