Surgery for weight loss in adults

Background Bariatric (weight loss) surgery for obesity is considered when other treatments have failed. The effects of the available bariatric procedures compared with medical management and with each other are uncertain. This is an update of a Cochrane review first published in 2003 and most recently updated in 2009. Objectives To assess the effects of bariatric surgery for overweight and obesity, including the control of comorbidities. Search...