PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Brethauer, Stacy A.
AU  - Chand, Bipan
AU  - Schauer, Philip R.
TI  - Risks and benefits of bariatric surgery: Current evidence
DP  - 2006 Nov 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 993--1007
VI  - 73
IP  - 11
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/73/11/993.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/73/11/993.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2006 Nov 01; 73
AB  - 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.