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Metabolic and Anatomic Complications Following Bariatric Surgery

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There has been a virtual explosion in the number of bariatric procedures done in the USA and globally in the past 5 years. It is anticipated that more than 200,000 bariatric procedures will be done in the USA in 2012. Bariatric procedures carried out today are generally safe, in most cases effective, and commonly cost-effective in the total health care cost of this population [1]. This chapter reviews the short- and long-term complications of bariatric procedure.

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  1. Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, L223A, Portland, OR, 97239, USA

    Robert G. Martindale M.D., Ph.D., Clifford W. Deveney M.D. & Sara Bubenik M.D.

  2. Division of Gastroenterology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA

    Svetang Desai M.D.

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Martindale, R.G., Deveney, C.W., Bubenik, S., Desai, S. (2013). Metabolic and Anatomic Complications Following Bariatric Surgery. In: Moore, L., Turner, K., Todd, S. (eds) Common Problems in Acute Care Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6123-4_33

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