title: FDA action allows more obese patients to qualify for a bariatric procedure.
authors.forename: Mike
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mitka
mesh_terms: D015992:Body Mass Index; D015897:Comorbidity; D018795:Device Approval; D004608:Eligibility Determination; D005260:Female; D015391:Gastroplasty; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000601:surgery*; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration