Transoral surgery for morbid obesity  

作　　者：Sabrena F Noria Dean J Mikami 

机构地区：[1]Department of Surgery,Division of General and Gastrointestinal Surgery,Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery,The Ohio State University,Colombus,OH 43210,United States [2]Department of Surgery,Division of General Surgery,Tulane University School of Medicine,New Orleans,LA 70112-2699,United States

出　　处：《World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy》2011年第11期201-208,共8页世界胃肠内镜杂志（英文版）（电子版）

摘　　要：Obesity is a serious health problem in the United States.Although laparoscopic surgical procedures are effective in achieving weight loss and improving obesity-related co-morbidities,they are not without their limitations and consequently there is a growing demand for less invasive approaches.Transoral techniques,as both primary and revisional procedures,are promising in this regard as they may provide a safer and more cost-effective means of achieving meaningful weight loss.The aim of this paper is to review the currently available transoral approaches to weight loss,with a particular focus on those applied in human trials.Obesity is a serious health problem in the United States. Although laparoscopic surgical procedures are effective in achieving weight loss and improving obesity-related co-morbidities, they are not without their limitations and consequently there is a growing demand for less invasive approaches. Transoral techniques, as both primary and revisional procedures, are promising in this regard as they may provide a safer and more cost-effective means of achieving meaningful weight loss. The aim of this paper is to review the currently available transoral approaches to weight loss, with a particular focus on those applied in human trials.

关 键 词：OBESITY TRANSORAL TECHNIQUES Humans 

分 类 号：R656.6[医药卫生—外科学]