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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Endosc Int Open 2020; 08(07): E883-E884
DOI: 10.1055/a-1161-8755
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ERCP in RYGB-patients: One size fits all?

Lars Aabakken
OUS-RH – Medicine, Oslo, Norway
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The obesity epidemic is among the world’s most devastating health problems, outnumbering starvation, and even the COVID-19 pandemic in morbidity and mortality. Although weight loss efforts through lifestyle modifications are generally recommended, and do add to the necessary armamentarium, they are by themselves usually insufficient. Conversely, bariatric surgery is well established as an effective treatment, and among the alternative methods, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is still widely popular, given the current efficacy and acceptable side-effect profile [1].



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16. Juni 2020

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