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Pre-specified Weight Loss Before Bariatric Surgery and Postoperative Outcomes

Bariatric surgery is increasing exponentially to address the steep rise in the prevalence of severe obesity. Most centers require pre-specified preoperative weight loss before allowing patients to receive surgery. We examined the current evidence surrounding the potential benefits of this requiremen...

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Autores principales: Chinaka, Ugochukwu, Fultang, Joshua, Ali, Abdulmajid, Rankin, Jean, Bakhshi, Andisheh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7849210/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33542862
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.12406