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Ciara O'Brien1, Vanessa Murad2, Mary Renton2
1Department of Medical Imaging, JDMI University Health Network, University of Toronto, 610 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5G 2M9, Canada. ciara.o'brien@uhn.ca.
Abstract:
Obesity is a worldwide health concern leading to several chronic health problems and comorbidities. Its treatment requires a multidisciplinary approach where lifestyle changes are fundamental. Additionally, in the past decade, the use of different surgical procedures of various levels of complexity has grown, with the objective of reducing the gastric capacity, creating diversions, or a combination of both. The aim of this article is to review and illustrate the major types of bariatric surgical techniques, their normal post-surgical anatomy, and the possible associated complications, to aid the radiologist in their assessment and timely diagnosis.
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