Weight Loss Surgery |
Bariatric Surgery; Gastric Bypass; Gastroplasty; Stomach Stapling |
Bariatrics is the branch of medicine that deals with the causes, prevention, and treatment of obesity[1]. The term bariatrics was created around 1965 [citation needed], from the Greek root baro ("weight," as in barometer) and suffix -iatrics ("a branch of medicine," as in pediatrics). Besides the pharmacotherapy of obesity, it is concerned with obesity surgery. Overweight and obesity are rising medical problems of pandemic proportions[2][3]. There are many detrimental health effects of ...
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Resources
- American Obesity Association
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Gastric Bypass (National Institutes of Health)

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