Bariatric surgery aims at the surgical management of the patient with morbid obesity. Before resorting to the scalpel, it is necessary to determine whether the patient is suitable for a surgical solution to the problem or whether alternative therapeutic solutions can be identified and implemented.
According to national and international guidelines, surgical treatment of obesity can be offered to those with a BMI (body mass index) greater than or equal to 40, or between 35 and 40 in the presence of associated pathologies. Body mass index BMI (also Body Mass Index or BMI) is the most widely used index for defining overweight-obesity conditions, although it gives incomplete information (e.g., it does not give information about the distribution of fat in the body and does not distinguish between fat mass and lean mass); BMI is the numerical value obtained by dividing weight (expressed in kilograms) by the square of height (expressed in meters). Other parameters to take into account are age (surgery is usually performed from 18 to 65 years), general condition of the patient, and failure of proper medical treatment. The bariatric surgical visit represents only one moment of a much broader path, in which the patient encounters different professionals dedicated to the problem of obesity. Following him, in fact, there is a multidisciplinary team composed, in addition to the surgeon, of dieticians, psychiatrists, internists, anesthesiologists, pulmonologists, and gastroenterologists.
No preparation.
Bring clinical documentation if any.
No contraindications.