The Role of Preoperative Weight Loss Interventions on Long-Term Bariatric Surgery Outcomes: A Systematic Review.

What it found

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Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

1. Preoperative Very-Low-Calorie Ketogenic Diet Versus Low-Calorie Diet in Bariatric Surgery: A Prospective Comparative Study.Nutrients · 2026
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2. A Phase-Based, Multidisciplinary Enhanced Recovery Pathway for Bariatric Procedures: The EUropean PErioperative MEdical Networking (EUPEMEN) Collaborative for Obesity Surgery.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026
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3. Malnutrition After Malabsorptive Metabolic Bariatric Surgery: When Should the Surgery Be Reversed?Cureus · 2025
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