Research Article Details

Article ID: A48261
PMID: 18193132
Source: J Gastrointestin Liver Dis
Title: Minimally invasive surgical treatment of morbid obesity in patients with specific comorbidities. A case report.
Abstract: The mortality of patients with morbid obesity is 2 to 12 times higher according to age, comorbidities and the degree of obesity. Surgical treatment has proved to be the only type of treatment that has led to favorable long-term results. We present the therapeutic strategy used in a 39 year old obese patient with BMI=39.8 kg/sqm type 2 diabetes mellitus, arterial hypertension, severe hypercholesterolemia, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and metabolic syndrome. The patient underwent laparoscopic gastric banding with adjustable silicon band.
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