Super Obesity Ups Risk of Dying After Weight-Loss Surgery

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"These findings also suggest that the risks of bariatric surgery in patients with significant comorbidities, such as congestive heart failure, complicated diabetes and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, should be carefully weighed against potential benefits in older male patients and those with super obesity," they concluded.

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The U.S. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases has more about bariatric surgery for severe obesity.

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-- Robert Preidt