title: Indications for Surgery for Obesity and Weight-Related Diseases: Position Statements from the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO).
authors.affiliation: Director Department of Surgery, Montebelluna Treviso Hospital, Montebelluna, Treviso, Italy. nnwdel@tin.it.
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authors.lastname: De Luca
authors.affiliation: University Federico II of Naples, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Luigi
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authors.lastname: Angrisani
authors.affiliation: The European School of Laparoscopic Surgery, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Himpens
authors.affiliation: University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
authors.forename: Luca
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authors.lastname: Busetto
authors.affiliation: Univerity of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
authors.forename: Nicola
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authors.lastname: Scopinaro
authors.affiliation: Sana Klinikum Offenbach, Offenbach, Germany.
authors.forename: Rudolf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Weiner
authors.affiliation: Director Department of Surgery, Montebelluna Treviso Hospital, Montebelluna, Treviso, Italy.
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sartori
authors.affiliation: Sana Klinikum Offenbach, Offenbach, Germany.
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stier
authors.affiliation: CODS, Saifee, Hospital, Mumbay, India.
authors.forename: Muffazal
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authors.lastname: Lakdawala
authors.affiliation: CODS, Saifee, Hospital, Mumbay, India.
authors.forename: Aparna G
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authors.lastname: Bhasker
authors.affiliation: Univerity of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Henry
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authors.lastname: Buchwald
authors.affiliation: Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dixon
authors.affiliation: Sana Klinikum Offenbach, Offenbach, Germany.
authors.forename: Sonja
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chiappetta
authors.affiliation: Gynecologyc and Obstretics Clinic, Marienhospital, Bottrop, Germany.
authors.forename: Hans-Christian
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Kolberg
authors.affiliation: Clinica Universitaria de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.
authors.forename: Gema
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Frühbeck
authors.affiliation: Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: David B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Sarwer
authors.affiliation: University Hospital of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Suter
authors.affiliation: Universita degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Emanuele
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Soricelli
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
authors.forename: Mattias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Blüher
authors.affiliation: Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Ramon
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vilallonga
authors.affiliation: Obesity Research Management, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
authors.forename: Arya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, USA.
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shikora