Surgical management of morbid obesity.

Rajesh Aggarwal, Luke Hodgson, Christopher Rao, Hutan Ashrafian, Andre Chow, Emmanouil Zacharakis, Thanos Athanasiou, Ara Darzi, Desmond Johnston

Journal: British journal of hospital medicine (London, England : 2005) 2008;69(2):95-100

PMID: 18386739

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Abstract

Obesity affects 1.7 million people worldwide, and is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Outcomes of conservative management are generally poor. Surgery for morbid obesity has reported excellent results, leading to an exponential increase in numbers of procedures performed.

Address: Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Imperial College London, St. Mary's Hospital, UK.

DOI: 10.12968/hmed.2008.69.2.28355

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MeSH Terms: Bariatric Surgery, Education, Medical, Graduate, Female, Forecasting, Humans, Life Style, Male, Obesity, Morbid, Surgicenters, Treatment Outcome