McNatt Stephen S, Howard-McNatt Marissa
Department of Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, USA.
W V Med J. 2002 Nov-Dec;98(6):273-7.
The incidence of overweight and obesity is reaching epidemic proportions in the United States. The morbidity of obesity greatly influences the lives of those with this disease and upon the healthcare systems treating those afflicted with it. Currently, medical therapies are ineffective in both the prevention and treatment of obesity. Bariatric surgery has gained immense popularity over the past decade as it has been shown to be among the few means for which obesity can be successfully treated. This article reviews the current state of the art of bariatric surgery.
在美国，超重和肥胖的发生率正达到流行程度。肥胖的发病率极大地影响了患有这种疾病的人的生活以及治疗这些患者的医疗系统。目前，药物治疗在肥胖的预防和治疗方面均无效。在过去十年中，减肥手术越来越受欢迎，因为它已被证明是能够成功治疗肥胖的少数方法之一。本文综述了减肥手术的当前技术水平。
