RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Bariatric surgery for morbid obesity: Why, who, when, how, where, and then what?
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 897
OP 903
VO 69
IS 11
A1 Choban, Patricia Smith
A1 Poplawski, Steve
A1 Jackson, Benita
A1 Bistolarides, Peter
YR 2002
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/69/11/897.abstract
AB Bariatric surgery is not a cure, but it can take weight off and keep it off, improve most obesity-related conditions, reduce the risk of premature death, and improve quality of life. Given the interest in the procedure, primary care physicians need to understand the risks and benefits to help patients determine if this therapy is a good option, and they need to know the health changes that may occur after surgery when following these patients.