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Role of Flexible Endoscopy in the Practice of Bariatric Surgery

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Bariatric surgery underwent an explosion in terms of patient demand, the number of procedures performed, and the number of surgeons performing it from the years 1998 to 2003. Since then, the insurance industry has successfully limited the growth of this field with blanket denials for coverage, adopting policies that require expensive riders for bariatric coverage, and otherwise limiting expenditures for bariatric surgery with the undocumented excuse that the rise in volume has led to increased complications. This has served to halt the beneficial spread of the only known successful treatment for the comorbid medical problems caused by severe obesity.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Health Sciences Center, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, USA

    Schirmer R. Bruce MD (Stephen H. Watts Professor of Surgery)

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  1. Lerner College of Medicine, USA

    Philip R. Schauer MD (Professor of Surgery) (Professor of Surgery)

  2. Advanced Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgery, Bariatric and Metabolic Institute The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA

    Philip R. Schauer MD (Professor of Surgery) (Professor of Surgery)

  3. Department of Surgery Health Sciences Center, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, 22908, USA

    Bruce D. Schirmer MD (Stephen H. Watts Professor of Surgery) (Stephen H. Watts Professor of Surgery)

  4. Advanced Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Stacy A. Brethauer MD (Staff Surgeon) (Staff Surgeon)

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Bruce, S.R. (2007). Role of Flexible Endoscopy in the Practice of Bariatric Surgery. In: Schauer, P.R., Schirmer, B.D., Brethauer, S.A. (eds) Minimally Invasive Bariatric Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-68062-0_48

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