The role of malabsorption in bariatric surgery

World J Surg. 2009 Oct;33(10):1989-94. doi: 10.1007/s00268-009-0101-8.

Authors

Vivek N Prachand¹, John C Alverdy

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, 5841 S. Maryland Avenue MC 5036, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 19513786
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-009-0101-8

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Bariatric Surgery / methods*
Humans
Intestines / microbiology*
Malabsorption Syndromes / etiology*
Malabsorption Syndromes / microbiology
Malabsorption Syndromes / physiopathology
Obesity, Morbid / surgery*
Weight Loss / physiology