Beyond the BMI: a Critical Analysis of the Edmonton Obesity Staging System and the New Guidelines for Indications for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery

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¹ Unidade de Cirurgia Bariátrica E Metabólica, Disciplina de Cirurgia Do Aparelho Digestivo E Coloproctologia, Departamento de Gastroenterologia, Hospital das Clínicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
² Unidade de Cirurgia Bariátrica E Metabólica, Disciplina de Cirurgia Do Aparelho Digestivo E Coloproctologia, Departamento de Gastroenterologia, Hospital das Clínicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil. carolbatista.med@gmail.com.
³ Departamento de Medicina Preventiva, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.

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Denis Pajecki et al. Obes Surg. 2023 Apr.

. 2023 Apr;33(4):1276-1278.

doi: 10.1007/s11695-023-06516-3. Epub 2023 Feb 20.

¹ Unidade de Cirurgia Bariátrica E Metabólica, Disciplina de Cirurgia Do Aparelho Digestivo E Coloproctologia, Departamento de Gastroenterologia, Hospital das Clínicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
² Unidade de Cirurgia Bariátrica E Metabólica, Disciplina de Cirurgia Do Aparelho Digestivo E Coloproctologia, Departamento de Gastroenterologia, Hospital das Clínicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil. carolbatista.med@gmail.com.
³ Departamento de Medicina Preventiva, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.

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Reply to Letter to the Editor: Beyond the BMI: a Critical Analysis of the Edmonton Obesity Staging System and the New Guidelines for Indications for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.
Eisenberg D, Shikora SA, Kothari SN. Eisenberg D, et al. Obes Surg. 2023 Apr;33(4):1279-1280. doi: 10.1007/s11695-023-06517-2. Epub 2023 Feb 21. Obes Surg. 2023. PMID: 36809589 No abstract available.

2022 American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) and International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO): Indications for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.
Eisenberg D, Shikora SA, Aarts E, Aminian A, Angrisani L, Cohen RV, De Luca M, Faria SL, Goodpaster KPS, Haddad A, Himpens JM, Kow L, Kurian M, Loi K, Mahawar K, Nimeri A, O'Kane M, Papasavas PK, Ponce J, Pratt JSA, Rogers AM, Steele KE, Suter M, Kothari SN. Eisenberg D, et al. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2022 Dec;18(12):1345-1356. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2022.08.013. Epub 2022 Oct 21. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2022. PMID: 36280539

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