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Metabolic surgery results in substantial and sustained weight loss, improvements in comorbidities such as type 2 diabetes, and reduced mortality, and it is cost-effective.
Practitioners should consider metabolic surgery for patients with severe obesity and related comorbidities.
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Metabolic surgery results in substantial and sustained weight loss, improvements in comorbidities such as type 2 diabetes, and reduced mortality, and it is cost-effective.
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Point-Counterpoint Debate: Surgery vs Medical Treatment for the Management of Obesity
Philip R. Schauer et al. · The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism · 2024
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