Abstract
Bariatric surgery is a field in rapid evolution, and the speed of this evolution has been accelerating over the last several decades. A thorough understanding of past developments is crucial to anticipating the future intelligently. The trends that have driven evolution historically often persist, and continue to be influential in the future. With this in mind, this article briefly outlines the historical and current trends in bariatric surgery, and follows the trajectory of these trends into the future to anticipate the technologies and techniques that will be most important to the field in the coming years.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1373-1395 |
| Number of pages | 23 |
| Journal | Surgical Clinics of North America |
| Volume | 91 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Keywords
- Bariatric surgery
- Endoscopic suturing
- Endoscopy
- Metabolic surgery
- Obesity
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
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