Mortality rate after open Roux-in-Y gastric bypass: a 10-year follow-up
The prevalence of obesity has increased to epidemic status worldwide. Thousands of morbidly obese individuals undergo bariatric surgery for sustained weight loss; however, mid- and long-term outcomes of this surgery are still uncertain. Our objective was to estimate the 10-year mortality rate, and d...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2014-07-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2014000700617&lng=en&tlng=en |