The Evolution of Surgery for Obesity: Past, Present and Future
By: Anita Courcoulas, MDCategory: Weight Loss Surgery
BRIEF ARTICLE OVERVIEW: Increasing in demand, gastric bypass surgery is the fastest growing elective surgery in the United States. Performed for over 20 years, technological and surgical advances have improved overall results. Future “stomach stimulating” devices are anticipated but at the present time weight loss surgery is the safest and most realistic alternative for the morbidly obese.
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