Open AccessStatus of bariatric endoscopy–what does the surgeon need to know? A review
Author(s) -
Diogo Turiani Hourneaux de Moura,
Anna Carolina Batista Dantas,
Igor Braga Ribeiro,
Thomas R. McCarty,
Flávio Roberto Takeda,
Marco Aurélio Santo,
Sérgio Carlos Nahas,
Eduardo Guimarães Hourneaux de Moura
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
world journal of gastrointestinal surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1948-9366
DOI - 10.4240/wjgs.v14.i2.185
Subject(s) - medicine , endoscopy , medline , surgery , narrative review , cochrane library , multidisciplinary approach , management of obesity , general surgery , disease , intensive care medicine , obesity , randomized controlled trial , weight loss , social science , sociology , political science , law
Obesity is a chronic and multifactorial disease with a variety of potential treatment options available. Currently, there are several multidisciplinary therapeutic options for its management, including conservative, endoscopic, and surgical treatment.