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Study finds extreme obesity common among bariatric surgery patients, should not preclude treatment
Vance Albaugh, physician-scientist at Pennington Biomedical and lead author of the study.
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Vance Albaugh, physician-scientist at Pennington Biomedical and lead author of the study. Comorbidity burden of MBS patients over time, 2015–2023. Percentages of bariatric surgery patients with diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and sleep apnea within discrete BMI categories by year. Obesity (2026).
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