Bariatric–metabolic surgery: A guide for the primary care physician
Bariatric–metabolic surgery has emerged as an attractive option that offers significant and durable weight loss in the treatment of clinically severe obesity. Given the high prevalence of obesity, and growing numbers of bariatric–metabolic surgeries performed, primary care physicians increasingly encounter patients who have had, or are considering, bariatric–metabolic surgery.
Source: RACGP