Bariatric surgery: choosing the optimal procedure.

Surg Clin North Am

Division of General and Gastrointestinal Surgery, Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery, The Ohio State University, N 745 Doan, 410 W 10th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.

Published: October 2008

Choosing the right operation for weight loss continues to be a challenging and subjective process. In experienced hands, most operations have the ability to be successful in providing a given patient with meaningful weight loss and impart better health through loss of adiposity, amelioration of comorbidities, and improvement of overall quality of life.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.suc.2008.05.013DOI Listing

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