Bariatric and metabolic surgery

Major Clinical Specialty Areas · 14 questions

Eligibility for bariatric surgery, choosing between sleeve gastrectomy and gastric bypass, pre-operative optimisation, staple line leak, internal hernia, marginal ulcer and dumping, lifelong nutritional monitoring, and the metabolic effects on diabetes and cardiovascular risk.

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