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World Journal of Surgery
Published in: World Journal of Surgery 10/2009

01-10-2009

Bariatric Surgery: An Evolving Field

Author: Bruce Wolfe

Published in: World Journal of Surgery | Issue 10/2009

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It is appropriate that John G. Hunter, Editor of the World Journal of Surgery, requested a symposium devoted to Bariatric Surgery. The obesity epidemic has indeed become a worldwide problem [1]. For multiple reasons the number of bariatric procedures presently being performed in the United States and internationally has accelerated dramatically in recent years. The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery estimates that 220,000 procedures were performed in 2008 in the United States alone [2]. This dramatic increase in the number of bariatric surgical procedures can be attributed to the reasons outlined below. …
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Metadata
Title
Bariatric Surgery: An Evolving Field
Author
Bruce Wolfe
Publication date
01-10-2009
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
World Journal of Surgery / Issue 10/2009
Print ISSN: 0364-2313
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2323
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-009-0136-x

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