Bariatric surgery

An obese 34 year old man with a body mass index of 37.4, type 2 diabetes, and hypertension presents wanting advice on weight loss. He is concerned about his lack of progress despite adhering to a six month primary care led weight loss regime. He has heard of weight loss surgery being offered by the...

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Veröffentlicht in:BMJ (Online) 2015-07, Vol.351 (8020), p.h3802-h3802
Hauptverfasser: Oskrochi, Y, Majeed, A, Easton, G
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:An obese 34 year old man with a body mass index of 37.4, type 2 diabetes, and hypertension presents wanting advice on weight loss. He is concerned about his lack of progress despite adhering to a six month primary care led weight loss regime. He has heard of weight loss surgery being offered by the NHS and wants to know if he is eligible.
ISSN:0959-8138
1756-1833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.h3802