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Outcome of gastroplasty and gastric bypass in a single centre in the UK

BACKGROUND: Morbid obesity is defined as BMI>40 kg/m(2). It affects 124,000 men and 412,000 women in England and Wales (NICE, July 2002). According to NICE guidelines, Bariatric surgery is indicated if the treatments for obesity such as exercise, diet and drugs fail. Procedures include laparoscop...

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Autores principales: Okoro, T, Sintler, M, Khan, A
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2753345/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19747401
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-2-181