TY - JOUR T1 - Minimally invasive surgery for morbid obesity JF - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine JO - Cleve Clin J Med SP - 289 LP - 298 VL - 71 IS - 4 AU - Indirbir S. Gill AU - Fredrick Brody Y1 - 2004/04/01 UR - http://www.ccjm.org/content/71/4/289.abstract N2 - In patients with morbid obesity, surgery is the only treatment known to produce sustained weight loss and to reduce comorbidities. Traditional (open) gastric bypass surgery is associated with postoperative complications that include wound infection, pulmonary embolism, and pneumonia. Laparoscopic techniques achieve similar long-term results as does open surgery, with fewer postoperative complications. ER -