Add to ORKGREVIEW Patients typically lose more than 50 % of their excess weight after bariatric surgery. Obesity-related diseases markedly improve, reducing cardiovascular risk and improving life expectancy. Obese patients lose more weight with bariatric surgery than with medical weight-loss treatment. ■ KEY POINTS Patients undergoing bariatric surgery must commit to a program of lifestyle changes, diet, vitamin supplementation, and follow-up. The laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass procedure results in more short-term weight loss than laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding, but the latter has fewe
Hypothesis: Modest, preoperative weight loss will improve perioperative outcomes among high-risk, mo...
Abstract Background The use of bariatric surgery in t...
Background: Bariatric (weight loss) surgery for obesity is considered when other treatments have fai...
In 2013, approximately 179,000 bariatric surgery procedures were performed in the United States, inc...
The obesity epidemic, mainly due to lifestyle changes in recent decades, leads to serious comorbidit...
A study conducted on the impact of pre surgery weight loss on post-surgery weight loss. The results ...
The prevalence of obesity has increased globally. Management of obesity consists of medical and surg...
Diet, exercise, cognitive behavioral therapy and pharmacotherapy are some of the means of assisting ...
As the prevalence of obesity sky rockets worldwide, the search for successful weight-management stra...
A study conducted on the impact of pre surgery weight loss on post-surgery weight loss. The results ...
<p>Bariatric surgery is the most effective treatment for severe obesity. The mean weight loss ...
Obesity is a worldwide issue that contributes to the development of many diseases including diabetes...
Summary Objective: to examine the association between preoperative body weight, adherence to postsur...
Obesity has become a global problem and an obesity epidemic has risen. Bariatric surgery has become ...
Despite bariatric surgery being the most effective treatment for obesity, some individuals do not re...
Hypothesis: Modest, preoperative weight loss will improve perioperative outcomes among high-risk, mo...
Abstract Background The use of bariatric surgery in t...
Background: Bariatric (weight loss) surgery for obesity is considered when other treatments have fai...
In 2013, approximately 179,000 bariatric surgery procedures were performed in the United States, inc...
The obesity epidemic, mainly due to lifestyle changes in recent decades, leads to serious comorbidit...
A study conducted on the impact of pre surgery weight loss on post-surgery weight loss. The results ...
The prevalence of obesity has increased globally. Management of obesity consists of medical and surg...
Diet, exercise, cognitive behavioral therapy and pharmacotherapy are some of the means of assisting ...
As the prevalence of obesity sky rockets worldwide, the search for successful weight-management stra...
A study conducted on the impact of pre surgery weight loss on post-surgery weight loss. The results ...
<p>Bariatric surgery is the most effective treatment for severe obesity. The mean weight loss ...
Obesity is a worldwide issue that contributes to the development of many diseases including diabetes...
Summary Objective: to examine the association between preoperative body weight, adherence to postsur...
Obesity has become a global problem and an obesity epidemic has risen. Bariatric surgery has become ...
Despite bariatric surgery being the most effective treatment for obesity, some individuals do not re...
Hypothesis: Modest, preoperative weight loss will improve perioperative outcomes among high-risk, mo...
Abstract Background The use of bariatric surgery in t...
Background: Bariatric (weight loss) surgery for obesity is considered when other treatments have fai...