Bariatric surgery: indication and importance of a multidisciplinary approach

There is a consensus about surgical indications on morbidobesity upon two topics: 1 - BMI equal or greater than 40; 2 -BMI equal or greather than 35 in the presence of importantcomorbities. It is important to avoid surgical treatment inchildren and in the youth and in the presence of endocrine disea...

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Main Authors: Edmundo Machado Ferraz, Euclides Dias Martins Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein 2006-03-01
Series:Einstein (São Paulo)
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Online Access:http://www.einstein.br/revista/arquivos/PDF/105-71-72.pdf