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Obesity is a modern epidemic. Bariatric surgery for morbid obesity is gaining acceptance and recognition. It seems absurd that in certain countries people now die of gluttony rather than hunger. Even more disturbing is that bariatric surgery is performed in countries where hunger and malnutrition are common. But, fortunately, philosophy is beyond our scope.
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Assalia, A. (2010). Complications of Bariatric Surgery. In: Schein, M., Rogers, P., Assalia, A. (eds) Schein's Common Sense Emergency Abdominal Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-74821-2_31
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