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Overview of Medical and Surgical Treatment of Severe Obesity

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This chapter will explore medical treatments and potential surgical options for treating severe obesity. Medications commonly used for weight loss will be summarized including potential limitations. A brief description of bariatric surgery procedures will be illustrated followed by a summary of the risk-adjusted outcomes as well as rates of improvement of obesity-related comorbidities.

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  1. University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Kristel Lobo Prabhu M.D., F.R.C.S.C.

  2. Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery, Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Faculty of Medicine, University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, 399 Bathurst St, 8MP-322, Toronto, ON, Canada, M5T 2S8

    Kristel Lobo Prabhu M.D., F.R.C.S.C.

  3. Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery, Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation Faculty of Medicine, University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, 399 Bathurst St, 8MP-322, Toronto, ON, Canada, M5T 2S8

    Timothy Jackson B.Sc, M.D, M.P.H, F.R.C.S

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    Sanjeev Sockalingam

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    Raed Hawa

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Prabhu, K.L., Jackson, T. (2017). Overview of Medical and Surgical Treatment of Severe Obesity. In: Sockalingam, S., Hawa, R. (eds) Psychiatric Care in Severe Obesity. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42536-8_6

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