ABSTRACT
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.
Footnotes
↵* Dr. Brethauer has disclosed receiving research support from the Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Bard Davol, and Tyco US Surgical corporations.
↵† Dr. Chand has disclosed serving as a consultant for the Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Sanofi-Aventis, and Gore corporations.
↵‡ Dr. Schauer has disclosed receiving research support from, serving as a consultant for, or receiving speaking honoraria from the Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Bard Davol, Gore, Baxter, Stryker, Invacare, Wyeth, and Dowden corporations.
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