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ArticleObesity surgery2008

Bariatric surgery: the past, present, and future.

Alan A Saber, Mohamed H Elgamal, Michael K McLeod

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Article in Obesity surgery, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

37 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Alan A SaberSection of Minimally Invasive Surgery and Bariatric Surgery, Michigan State University/Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies, 1000 Oakland Dr., Kalamazoo, MI 49008, USA. saber@kcms.msu.edu
Mohamed H Elgamal
Michael K McLeod

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOur objective is to review the history and development of different procedures of bariatric surgery, along with a summary of the most commonly performed bariatric procedures today and a look on the future trends in the field of bariatric surgery.

methodsReview of the available English language literature concerning bariatric surgery.

resultsThe literature review included articles that have information about the history of bariatric surgery, different techniques used for each procedure, and the outcome of each procedure.

conclusionsBariatric surgery is a dynamic field. Experts are continuously searching for an ideal, minimally invasive procedure that is both safe and effective.

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Bariatric SurgeryHistory, 20th CenturyHistory, 21st CenturyHumansObesity, Morbid

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PMID18066634

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