TY - JOUR
T1 - Surgery for Morbid Obesity
AU - Landau, Carol
AU - Lambert, Matthew J.
AU - Hocking, Michael P.
AU - Woodward, Edward R.
AU - Alpers, David H.
PY - 1983/9/29
Y1 - 1983/9/29
N2 - To the Editor: Hocking et al. concluded that jejunoileal bypass surgery is no longer justified, with the availability of gastric restriction (April 28 issue).1 However, before gastric restriction is viewed as the best treatment for obesity, better and more detailed long-term follow-up studies are needed. In his editorial in the same issue Alpers correctly indicated that increased life expectancy has not yet been documented in subjects of surgical therapy for obesity.2 Since the mortality rate of the obese is usually the reason given to justify surgical treatment,3,4 these follow-up studies are critical. Until that time, perhaps more care should be.
AB - To the Editor: Hocking et al. concluded that jejunoileal bypass surgery is no longer justified, with the availability of gastric restriction (April 28 issue).1 However, before gastric restriction is viewed as the best treatment for obesity, better and more detailed long-term follow-up studies are needed. In his editorial in the same issue Alpers correctly indicated that increased life expectancy has not yet been documented in subjects of surgical therapy for obesity.2 Since the mortality rate of the obese is usually the reason given to justify surgical treatment,3,4 these follow-up studies are critical. Until that time, perhaps more care should be.
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U2 - 10.1056/NEJM198309293091312
DO - 10.1056/NEJM198309293091312
M3 - Letter
C2 - 6888458
AN - SCOPUS:0021115049
SN - 0028-4793
VL - 309
SP - 793
EP - 794
JO - New England Journal of Medicine
JF - New England Journal of Medicine
IS - 13
ER -