Interdisciplinary European Guidelines on Surgery of Severe Obesity (original) (raw)
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a Clinical Center for Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery, 1st Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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bInstitute of Endocrinology, 1st and 3rd Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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c INSERM, U755 Nutriomique, University of Paris and AP-HP, Hôtel-Dieu Hospital, Paris, France
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dDepartment of Surgery, University of Minnesota, MN, USA
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e CRCSC, FICS, FACN, OBESITY SURGERY, Toronto, Canada
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f Wellcome Clinical Research Facility, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, University of Cambridge School for Clinical Medicine, UK
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gDepartment of Surgery University Hospital Maastricht, The Netherlands
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hClinik Lindberg AG, Winterthur, Switzerland
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i Academic Medical Centre, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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j University of Genoa, San Martino University Hospital, Genoa, Italy
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k Beau-Site Clinic Berne, Hirslanden Group, Switzerland
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l Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes Unit, Evgenidion Hospital, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece
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mSachsenhausen Hospital and Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery, Johan Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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nDepartment of Pediatrics, Nutrition and Metabolism, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Obes Facts (2008) 1 (1): 52–59.
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Martin Fried, Vojtěch Hainer, Arnaud Basdevant, Henry Buchwald, Mervyn Deitel, Nicholas Finer, Jan Willem Greve, Fritz Horber, Elisabeth Mathus-Vliegen, Nicola Scopinaro, Rudolf Steffen, Constantine Tsigos, Rudolf Weiner, Kurt Widhalm; Interdisciplinary European Guidelines on Surgery of Severe Obesity. _Obes Facts 1 March 2008; 1 (1): 52–59. https://doi.org/10.1159/000113937
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Abstract
In 2005, for the first time in European history, an extraordinary expert panel named BSCG (Bariatric Scientific Collaborative Group), was appointed through joint effort of the major European scientific societies which are active in the field of obesity management. Societies that constituted this panel were: IFSO – International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity, IFSO-EC – International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity – European Chapter, EASO – European Association for Study of Obesity, ECOG – European Childhood Obesity Group, together with the IOTF (International Obesity Task Force) which was represented during the completion process by its representative. The BSCG was composed not only of the top officers representing the respective scientific societies (four acting presidents, two past presidents, one honorary president, two executive directors), but was balanced with the presence of many other key opinion leaders in the field of obesity. The BSCG composition allowed the coverage of key disciplines in comprehensive obesity management, as well as reflecting European geographical and ethnic diversity. This joint BSCG expert panel convened several meetings which were entirely focused on guidelines creation, during the past 2 years. There was a specific effort to develop clinical guidelines, which will reflect current knowledge, expertise and evidence based data on morbid obesity treatment.
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