RT Book, Section
A1 Ammori, John B.
A1 Finks, Jonathan F.
A2 Minter, Rebecca M.
A2 Doherty, Gerard M.
SR Print(0)
ID 6562322
T1 Chapter 9. Surgical Therapies for Morbid Obesity
T2 Current Procedures:  Surgery
YR 2010
FD 2010
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-145316-5
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=6562322
RD 2024/10/15
AB Body  mass  index  (BMI)  >  40.BMI  between  35  and  40  and  presence  of  such  comorbid  conditions  as  severe  obstructive  sleep  apnea,  pickwickian  syndrome,  obesity-related  cardiomyopathy,  degenerative  joint  disease,  diabetes  mellitus,  hypertension,  and  hyperlipidemia.Failed  dietary  attempts  at  weight  loss.