ArticleAnnals of surgical treatment and research2021
Bariatric surgery versus medical therapy in Korean obese patients: prospective multicenter nonrandomized controlled trial (KOBESS trial).
Article in Annals of surgical treatment and research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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- Safety, Efficacy, and Quality of Life Outcomes of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery in Korea: A Prospective Multicenter Cohort Study.Obesity surgery · 2026Observational
- Metabolic Surgery for Obese Type 2 Diabetes: Korean Multicenter Cohort Study.Obesity surgery · 2025Article
- Bariatric surgery for treatment of morbid obesity in adults.The Korean journal of internal medicine · 2025Review
- Scientific Evidence for the Updated Guidelines on Indications for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (IFSO/ASMBS).Obesity surgery · 2024Article
- A New Procedure-Based Assessment of Operative Skills in Gastric Bypass Surgery, Evaluated by Video Fragment Rating.Obesity surgery · 2024Article
- Comparative Analysis of Various Weight Loss Success Criteria Models After Bariatric Metabolic Surgery in Korean Morbid Obese Patients.Journal of metabolic and bariatric surgery · 2023Article
- Clinical Outcomes of Resectional Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass, Compared to Sleeve Gastrectomy for Severe Obesity.Obesity surgery · 2023Article
- Integrated metagenomics and metabolomics analysis illustrates the systemic impact of the gut microbiota on host metabolism after bariatric surgery.Diabetes, obesity & metabolism · 2022Article
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15 authors at 12 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
purposeThe aim of this study was to show that bariatric surgery (BS) is more effective than medical therapy (MT) in Asian obese patients.
methodsIn this prospective, multicenter, nonrandomized, controlled trial, obese patients with body mass index of ≥35 kg/m
resultsThe study included 264 patients from 13 institutions; of these, 64 underwent BS and 200 received MT. Of the patients who underwent BS, 6.3% experienced early complications. Relative weight changes from baseline to 48 weeks were significantly greater in the BS than in the MT group (26.9%
conclusionBS was safe and effective in Korean obese patients, with greater weight reduction, remission of comorbidities, and quality of life improvement than MT.
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