International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity (IFSO)

International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity (IFSO)

Obesity is a serious, chronic disease and not a simple condition. Obesity is defined as an excessively high amount....
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The International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders is a federation composed of national associations of bariatric surgeons. Currently, 34 nations are officially members of IFSO.
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IFSO Executive Secretariat
Khagen Consulting
155 W. Washington Blvd., Ste 825
Los Angeles, California 90015
Tel: 1-213-745-7708
Fax: 1-562-724-6184
Email: secretariat@ifso.com

	Registration and abstract submission are now open online for the next IFSO-EC congress in Lausanne, April 22-24, 2010. http://www.ifso2010lausanne.ch NEJM - Significant Study on the Safety of Bariatric Surgery "Perioperative Safety in the Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery" by the Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery (LABS) Consortium; N Engl J Med 2009;361:445-54
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	EDITORS'S COMMENT: BARIATRICS AND DIABETES META-ANALYSIS Weight and Type 2 Diabetes after Bariatric Surgery: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis was published in the March issue of The American Journal of Medicine
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	Obesity Surgery and Diabetes: Does a Chance to Cut Mean a Chance to Cure? Stuart R. Chipkin, MD Robert J. Goldberg, PhD The American Journal of Medicine, Volume 122, Issue 3 Pages 205-206 (March 2009)
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