Present trends in bariatric surgery in Poland.

Introduction: As obesity has become a major health problem in Poland and bariatric procedures are the best way of treatment, an increasing trend has been observed in Polish bariatric surgery for the last decade.

Aim: Our purpose was to provide an updated overview of the bariatric surgical procedures performed in Polish institutions in comparison to the situation in Europe as well as to analyze the trends in Polish bariatric surgery over the last decades.

Material And Methods: A questionnaire about the number and type of bariatric procedures performed in 2016 was sent to all Polish surgical departments.