Weight-loss surgery safety varies drastically: study
13th Nov 2006, 22:46 GMT
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The risk of complications such as bleeding and infection in patients undergoing an increasingly popular weight-loss surgery varies drastically based on which hospital performs it, a large study released on Monday found.
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