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Surgical Approaches and Outcome in the Treatment of the Obese Patients

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The surgical treatment of obesity is a consideration for individuals with severe obesity or obesity related comorbid conditions who have been unsuccessful in their effort to accomplish effective weight loss. Weight loss surgery is the most effective treatment for severe medical complicated and refractory obesity. Although there is a risk of postoperative complications, perioperative mortality is rare. It significantly ameliorates numerous life-threatening medical comorbidities that occur as part of the pathophysiology of obesity. Rapid changes in surgical technology and in demand for weight loss surgery have made the field one of medicines most dynamic. This chapter reviews available surgical procedures with possible mechanisms of action through the entero-hypothalamic endocrine axis, and their risks and outcomes.

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  1. Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, BTE223, Portland, OR, 97239, USA

    Bruce M. Wolfe M.D.

  2. Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02215, USA

    George L. Blackburn M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S.

  3. Department of Veterans Affairs VA Boston, West Roxbury, MA, 02132, USA

    Vivian M. Sanchez M.D.

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  1. Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Molecular Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Robert F. Kushner

  2. Endocrinology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, Colorado, USA

    Daniel H. Bessesen

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Wolfe, B.M., Blackburn, G.L., Sanchez, V.M. (2014). Surgical Approaches and Outcome in the Treatment of the Obese Patients. In: Kushner, R., Bessesen, D. (eds) Treatment of the Obese Patient. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1203-2_17

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