The significance of bariatric surgery in Egyptian patients with metabolic syndrome: a multicenter study

• Main Authors: Mohamed A.A Bassiony (Author), Mohamed S Mohamed (Author), Marwan N Elgohary (Author), Abdelrahman M.H Nawar (Author), Emad M Abdelrahman (Author), Ahmed A Elshoura (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SpringerOpen, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background Obesity and metabolic syndrome (MS) are global health concerns, with high rates of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The current guidelines recommend lifestyle modifications as the best initial treatment for obesity and MS. However, lifestyle interventions have modest effects and hi...