RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Risks and benefits of bariatric surgery: Current evidence
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 993
OP 1007
VO 73
IS 11
A1 Brethauer, Stacy A.
A1 Chand, Bipan
A1 Schauer, Philip R.
YR 2006
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/73/11/993.abstract
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.