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Surgery Clinic, University and Clinical Centre Tuzla , Tuzla , Bosnia and Herzegovina
School of Medicine, University of Tuzla , Tuzla , Bosnia and Herzegovina
School of Medicine, University of Tuzla Bosnia and Herzegovina
Erbe Elektromedizin GmbH , Tübingen , Germany
Surgery Clinic, University and Clinical Centre Tuzla , Tuzla , Bosnia and Herzegovina
Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University and Clinical Centre Tuzla , Tuzla , Bosnia and Herzegovina
Anaesthesia and Resuscitation Clinic, University and Clinical Centre Tuzla , Tuzla , Bosnia and Herzegovina
Endocrinology Department, University and Clinical Centre Tuzla , Tuzla , Bosnia and Herzegovina
Psychiatry Clinic; University and Clinical Centre Tuzla , Tuzla , Bosnia and Herzegovina
Psychiatry Clinic; University and Clinical Centre Tuzla , Tuzla , Bosnia and Herzegovina
Surgery Department, General Hospital, Abdulah Nakaš , Sarajevo , Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bariatric surgery has emerged as the most effective treatment for morbid obesity, offering substantial and sustained weight loss and improvement in comorbid conditions. This paper reviews the development, implementation, and outcomes of bariatric surgery at the University and Clinical Centre Tuzla based on a retrospective analysis of patients who underwent bariatric surgery over a three-year period. A significant weight loss was observed, postoperative complications were minimal, with no in-hospital mortality. The bariatric surgery program demonstrates a significant progress in treating morbid obesity in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Conceptualization, F.P. and A.K.; Funding acquisition, F.P.; Project administration, F.P.; Resources, F.P.; Supervision, F.P.; Validation, F.P. and A.K.; Writing – review & editing, F.P. and A.K.; Methodology, N.S., E.A. and E.A.; Writing – original draft, N.S., E.A., E.A., J.S., L.J., R.S. and J.H.; Formal Analysis, J.S., L.J., R.S. and J.H.; Data curation, A.K. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.
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