ea0011p365 | Diabetes, metabolism and cardiovascular | ECE2006
OConnell J
, Yoder R
, Fogarty O
, Geoghegan J
, OShea D
Surgery is the most effective way of treating morbid obesity. The laparoscopic gastric bypass (Roux en-Y) is the preferred bariatric surgical procedure performed at our hospital. This combines restriction of intake with a profound sensation of early satiety.Ideally, multi-disciplinary team involvement (including psychological assessment), over a period of at least six months, is a prerequisite for bariatric surgery referral. The more psychotherapeutic wo...