[Development and methods of bariatric surgery].
Bariatric surgery is the only documented treatment for weight loss in patients with severe obesity and is associated with an overall decrease in mortality. As a result of a generally more obese population the number of bariatric surgical and endoscopic procedures and different methods have increased dramatically during the latest two decades. However, the long-term consequences remain yet to be shown except for a few bariatric procedures. The aim of this article was to describe the most important bariatric surgical and endoscopic techniques for weight loss and the evidence behind.
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Sara Danshøj
SD
Kristensen
Flemming
F
Hjørne
Frederik
F
Helgstrand
D050110:Bariatric Surgery / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D015904:Biliopancreatic Diversion / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D009765:Obesity / Q000601:surgery; D015431:Weight Loss