http://www.appliedradiology.com RSS Feed on Applied Radiologyhttp://www.appliedradiology.com//Issues/2012/06/Articles/Imaging-and-bariatric-surgery/Imaging-and-bariatric-surgery.aspx<p>With more than 100 million people in the United States defined as obese, Americans are facing a health crisis. Surgeries achieve weight loss by physically changing the patient’s upper gastrointestinal anatomy and physiology, yet each procedure is prone to different complications. This article focuses on the imaging of normal postsurgical anatomy and procedure-specific complications and what should be considered when evaluating these patients.</p>Wednesday, 30 May 2012 16:07:29 GMT