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November 01, 2006; Volume 73,Issue 11
Brethauer, Stacy A.
- You have accessRisks and benefits of bariatric surgery: Current evidenceStacy A. Brethauer, MD, Bipan Chand, MD and Philip R. Schauer, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2006, 73 (11) 993-1007;
The risks are not trivial, but they are acceptably low. The benefits: patients lose weight and keep it off, and many are cured of obesity-related diseases, notably type 2 diabetes.



