RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Minimally invasive surgery for morbid obesity JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine JO Cleve Clin J Med FD Cleveland Clinic SP 289 OP 298 VO 71 IS 4 A1 Indirbir S. Gill A1 Fredrick Brody YR 2004 UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/71/4/289.abstract AB 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.