Surgical management of morbid obesity.
Obesity affects 1.7 million people worldwide, and is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Outcomes of conservative management are generally poor. Surgery for morbid obesity has reported excellent results, leading to an exponential increase in numbers of procedures performed.
Aggarwal
Rajesh
R
Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Imperial College London, St. Mary's Hospital, UK.
Hodgson
Luke
L
Rao
Christopher
C
Ashrafian
Hutan
H
Chow
Andre
A
Zacharakis
Emmanouil
E
Athanasiou
Thanos
T
Darzi
Ara
A
Johnston
Desmond
D
D050110:Bariatric Surgery / Q000193:education / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000601:surgery*; D013531:Surgicenters; D016896:Treatment Outcome