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Although obesity is increasing steadily and the public awareness of metabolic and bariatric surgery is improving in Korea, there are currently no Korean guideline for surgical treatment of obesity. The...
Obesity is a complex metabolic disease caused by excess body fat, which can be associated with many health problems. Bariatric surgery is the most effective treatment for morbid obesity. However,...
Bariatric surgery is considered the only effective method of achieving long-term weight loss and ameliorating obesity-associated comorbidities in morbidly obese patients. However bariatric surgery is associated with risks of nutritional...
Bariatric surgery has evolved from the surgical measure to treat morbid obesity into the epochal remedy to treat metabolic syndrome as a whole, which is represented by type 2 diabetes....