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Bariatric surgery is the most durable and effective treatment for severe obesity.
Clinicians should consider bariatric surgery for patients with severe obesity.
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To date, bariatric surgery has been the most durable and effective treatment for the more severe classes of obesity.
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Has the tide turned on bariatric surgery?
Wendy A. Brown · British journal of surgery · 2022
DOI 10.1093/bjs/znac043
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