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Review
. 2006 Oct 28;333(7574):900-3.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7574.900.

ABC of obesity. Management: Part III--surgery

John G Kral  1
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Review

ABC of obesity. Management: Part III--surgery

John G Kral. BMJ. .
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Ratio of observed to expected inhospital mortality for patients aged ≥55 years, according to bariatric surgical volume (adapted from Nguyen et al. Ann Surg 2004;240: 586-94)
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Roux-en-Y gastric bypass with pouch separated from stomach (laparoscopic technique)
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Inflammatory response (C reactive protein) to open v laparoscopic gastric bypass (adapted from Nguyen et al. J Am Coll Surg 2002;194: 562)
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Adjustable gastric band showing injection or withdrawal of saline to adjust diameter of band
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Biliopancreatic diversion with sleeve resection of greater curvature and post-pyloric, duodeno-ileal anastomosis (“duodenal switch”)
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Obesity trends in United States, by body mass index, 1986-2000. Adapted from Sturm R. Arch Intern Med 2003;163: 2146-8
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Estimated numbers of obesity operations in United States, 1992-2003. Adapted from Steinbrook R. N Engl J Med 2004;350: 1075-9
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