Biliopancreatic Diversion
Biliopancreatic Diversion
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Full title
Biliopancreatic Diversion
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Publisher
Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer‐Verlag
Journal title
World journal of surgery, 1998-09, Vol.22 (9), p.936-946
Language
English
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer‐Verlag
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Contents
Biliopancreatic diversion (BPD) has made reacceptable the malabsorptive approach to the surgical treatment of obesity. The procedure, in a series of 2241 patients operated on during a 21‐year period, caused a mean permanent reduction of about 75% of the initial excess weight. The indefinite weight maintenance appears to be due to the existence of a...
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Biliopancreatic Diversion
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Record Identifier
TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_73861906
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_73861906
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ISSN
0364-2313
E-ISSN
1432-2323
DOI
10.1007/s002689900497
