Listen to this episode from Mayo Clinic Talks on Spotify. Host: Ishna Sharma, MD (@IshnaSharmaMD) Guest: Omar M. Ghanem, M.D. Obesity has become a significant public health crisis worldwide, with the United States being no exception. A range of treatments is available, but metabolic and bariatric surgery is widely regarded as the most effective and sustainable option for managing obesity. In…
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SIT Shibaura Institute of Technology (Tokyo)
AbstractContext. Metabolic surgery remains the most effective and durable treatment for severe obesity and related metabolic diseases.Objective. We examine
