title: Answers to Clinical Questions in the Primary Care Management of People with Obesity: Bariatric Surgery.
abstract: The role of bariatric surgery in the management of patients with obesity is expanding owing to the amount of data that are accumulating; these data demonstrate significant short- and long-term health benefits, including control or remission of obesity-related complications, as well as acceptable long-term safety.
authors: Internal and Bariatric Medicine, Braverman-Panza Internal Medicine, Albany, NY, USA.
authors: Jill
authors: J
authors: Braverman-Panza
authors: Medical Director, Center for Obesity Medicine and Metabolic Performance, Houston, TX, USA.|Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Texas, Houston, TX, USA.|President, Obesity Medicine Association, Denver, CO, USA.
authors: Deborah Bade
authors: DB
authors: Horn
mesh_terms: D050110:Bariatric Surgery / Q000379:methods; D015992:Body Mass Index; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000601:surgery*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D018579:Patient Selection; D011320:Primary Health Care; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D015431:Weight Loss