Surgical Approaches to the Treatment of Obesity

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, Francesca Abbatini1 and Gianfranco Silecchia1 (1) General and Bariatric Surgery Unit, Medico-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies-Sapienza University of Rome, Latina, Italy   Laparoscopic adjustable silicone gastric banding (LAGB ) was the first…

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The Role of Imaging Before and After Surgery

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© Springer International Publishing AG 2018Andrea Laghi and Marco Rengo (eds.)Imaging in Bariatric Surgeryhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49299-5_3 3. The Role of Imaging Before and After Surgery Marco Rengo1  , Simona Picchia1 and Andrea Laghi1 (1) Department of Radiological, Oncological and Pathological Sciences,…

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What’s Behind the Obesity Epidemic

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Classification Body mass index category Underweight <18.5 Normal weight 18.5–24.9 Overweight 25.0–29.9 Obese >30.0     Class I 30.0–34.9     Class II 35.0–39.9     Class III >40.0 These BMI cut points in adults are…

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