| pubmed-article:8619180 | pubmed:abstractText | Surgical attempts to treat obesity began because of the discouraging results of conservative medical treatment, which successfully achieved initial weight loss but failed to maintain it. Gastric restrictive procedures, currently the most popular surgical methods for obesity therapy, have proved to be effective in initiating weight loss, but some concerns regarding their long-term efficacy in weight maintenance have arisen. | lld:pubmed |
