Bariatric Surgery - Methods
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

[Special anaesthesiological requirements in bariatric surgery]

9 Sep 2009 Obesity is a growing healthcare problem in all industrial countries, which occurs with increasing frequency in young people and indicates bariatric surgery. Obesity increases the risk for pulmonary and cardiovasculary side effects and also the ... Read more...

Ethical issues in pediatric bariatric surgery.

30 Jul 2009 Performance of bariatric surgery in pediatric patients carries profound ethical burdens for all stakeholders: morbidly obese children and adolescents, their parents and families, pediatric physicians and surgeons, pediatric health care institutions, ... Read more...

How young for bariatric surgery in children?

30 Jul 2009 Obesity affects 50% of adults and 18% of children in the USA. It has wide-ranging comorbidities with clinical, psychosocial, and economic ramifications. Obesity refers to a condition of excess body fat. The basis for weight gain is a fundamental ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Bariatric Surgery - Methods'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Perioperative safety and bariatric surgery. 3 Nov 2009
• Perioperative safety and bariatric surgery. 3 Nov 2009
• Surgery for obesity in adulthood. 20 Sep 2009
• [Special anaesthesiological requirements in bariatric surgery] 9 Sep 2009
• [NOTES (Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery)] 30 Jul 2009
• Ethical issues in pediatric bariatric surgery. 30 Jul 2009
• How young for bariatric surgery in children? 30 Jul 2009
• Diagnosis and treatment of pediatric nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and the implications for bariatric surgery. 30 Jul 2009
• Surgical treatment of obesity--weighing the facts. 28 Jul 2009
• Perioperative safety in the longitudinal assessment of bariatric surgery. 28 Jul 2009
• Pharmacotherapy and surgery treatment for the severely obese adolescent. 29 Jun 2009
• [Revision after failed bariatric surgery--review of complications and current therapeutic options] 15 Jun 2009
• Surgical treatment of obesity. 30 May 2009
• Role of surgery in management of type 2 diabetes mellitus. 30 May 2009
• In bariatric surgery, less might be more: let's let the patient decide. 30 May 2009
• Prospective study of the long-term effects of bariatric surgery on liver injury in patients without advanced disease. 2 May 2009
• [New trends in bariatric surgery] 29 Apr 2009
• Imaging of morbid obesity procedures and their complications. 29 Apr 2009
• Recent advances in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. 29 Apr 2009
• Application of the Health Belief Model to bariatric surgery. 29 Apr 2009

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Technical information about 'Bariatric Surgery'

Definition: Surgical procedures aimed at producing major WEIGHT REDUCTION in patients with MORBID OBESITY.

Descriptor UI: D050110

Alternative terms: Bariatric Surgery; Surgeries, Bariatric; Surgery, Bariatric; Bariatric Surgeries;

Related Mesh Headings: Bariatrics;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; methods; mortality; nursing; psychology; rehabilitation; standards; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; contraindications; ethics;

Tree Number: E02.065.062; E04.062;

History Note: 2006