Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift für alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen
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Bariatric surgery has been performed since 1983 at the Bad Cannstatt Hospital near Stuttgart, Germany. The aim of this study was to investigate the development of bariatric surgery during the past 25 years. ⋯ Perioperative complications and hospital stay were reduced by performing laparoscopic bariatric surgery. Our study emphasizes the advantages of the laparoscopic procedures which are standard at our hospital and fit in with the remaining operations in a department of visceral surgery.