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Cost-effective bariatric surgery under-utilised in the UK

Cost-effective bariatric surgery under-utilised in the UK

A keynote session at the 22nd World Congress of IFSO (International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders) in London, has called for an increase in bariatric surgery in the number of procedures in the UK, as procedure numbers revealed the UK is behind other countries, including near neighbours in Europe.

More than 2,000 experts from around the world have gathered in the capital for the World Congress to share expertise on tackling the global obesity crisis, with the British Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society (BOMSS) as the host association.

MGB and one-anastomosis gastric bypass are on the rise

MGB and one-anastomosis gastric bypass are on the rise

The MGB-OAGB 4th Annual Consensus Conference was held in Naples, Italy July 3-4, 2017 under the superb organisation of Professor Mario Musella, at a beautiful site on the Mediterranean seaside. The meeting was attended by 169 experienced surgeons from bariatric teams in 29 countries, where important studies were presented and discussed.

This article was authored by Mervyn Deitel, MD, SFASMBS, FACN, Director MGB-OAGB Club, Toronto, Canada