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(bear-ee-AT-ric) Surgery on the stomach and/or intestines to help the patient with extreme obesity lose weight. Bariatric surgery is a weight-loss method used for people who have a body mass index (BMI) above 40. Surgery may also be an option for people with a BMI between 35 and 40 who have health problems like heart disease or type 2 diabetes.
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| bariatric surgery |
Surgical management of morbid (severe) obesity. Commonly employed operative procedures include: gastric banding; vertical ban
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(Greek Baros = weight, iatros = physician). Surgical treatment of adiposity See also chapter 4 - Surgical therapy
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| bariatric surgery |
The word "bariatric" comes from the Greek word baros, meaning weight. Bariatric surgery is another word for weight loss surgery, which is surgery designed to treat severe obesity.
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| bariatric surgery |
Surgery that is performed for the treatment of morbidly obese individuals. This type of surgery is also known as obesity surgery and weight loss surgery.
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