An Update on Less Invasive and Endoscopic Techniques Mimicking the Effect of Bariatric Surgery

• मुख्य लेखकों: Froukje J. Verdam (लेखक), Ruben Schouten (लेखक), Jan Willem Greve (लेखक), Ger H. Koek (लेखक), Nicole D. Bouvy (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Hindawi Limited, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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Obesity (BMI 30-35 kg/m2) and its associated disorders such as type 2 diabetes, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, and cardiovascular disease have reached pandemic proportions worldwide. For the morbidly obese population (BMI 35-50 kg/m2), bariatric surgery has proven to be the most effective treatme...