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Historical Notes on the Surgical Treatment of Morbid Obesity

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The renewed interest in surgery for morbid obesity happened not only due to increase in the prevalence of obesity, but also due to key changes and improvement in surgical technique that led to more efficient, safer, and less morbid operations. The knowledge of the history of bariatric surgery is thus essential to perform the most adequate technique to treat a very high prevalent disease. This chapter reviews the history of bariatric surgery.

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  1. Department of Surgery, State University of Londrina, Londrina, Brazil

    Antonio Carlos Valezi

  2. Gastrointestinal Surgery – Esophagus and Stomach Division, Department of Surgery, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

    Fernando A. M. Herbella

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  2. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

    Marco Di Corpo

  3. University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Francisco Schlottmann

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Valezi, A.C., Herbella, F.A.M. (2020). Historical Notes on the Surgical Treatment of Morbid Obesity. In: Patti, M., Di Corpo, M., Schlottmann, F. (eds) Foregut Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-27592-1_23

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