title: American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery position statement on long-term survival benefit after metabolic and bariatric surgery.
abstract: The following position statement has been issued by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery in response to numerous inquiries made to the Society by patients, physicians, society members, hospitals, health insurance payors, the media, and others regarding the benefit of metabolic and bariatric surgery on long-term survival. An overview of the current available published peer-reviewed scientific evidence is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts. Electronic address: jkim7@tuftsmedicalcenter.org.
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, California.
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Eisenberg
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California.
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Azagury
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Penn State University, Hershey, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rogers
authors.affiliation: Division of Bariatric and Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia.
authors.forename: Guilherme M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Campos
mesh_terms: D050110:Bariatric Surgery / Q000401:mortality*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D016019:Survival Analysis; D015431:Weight Loss