# bariatric surgery

> commonly known as weight loss and metabolic surgery, recommended when a person has trouble with long-term weight loss or maintaining current weight loss

**Wikidata**: [Q357503](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q357503)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bariatric_surgery)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/bariatric-surgery


## References

1. [Source](http://www.patient.co.uk/patientplus/b.htm)
2. BBC Things
3. UMLS 2023
4. [Source](https://www.medicalrecords.com/health-a-to-z/weight-loss-surgery-definition/)
5. National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File
6. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)