The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 195, Issue 5 , Pages 570-574, May 2008

Does preoperative weight loss predict success following surgery for morbid obesity?

Center for the Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery (CAMIS), Royal Alexandra Hospital, Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Received 6 November 2007; received in revised form 24 December 2007

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PII: S0002-9610(08)00113-X

doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.12.043

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 195, Issue 5 , Pages 570-574, May 2008