Bariatric surgery in University Clinical Centre Tuzla and Bosnia and Herzegovina: where we are and where we want to be
- Fuad Pašić
(Surgery Clinic, University and Clinical Centre Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- Nermin Salkić (School of Medicine, University of Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- Emir Ahmetašević (Surgery Clinic, University and Clinical Centre Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- Ervin Alibegović (Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University and Clinical Centre Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- Jasmina Smajić (Anaesthesia and Resuscitation Clinic, University and Clinical Centre Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- Lejla Jašarević (Endocrinology Department, University and Clinical Centre Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- Rusmir Softić (Psychiatry Clinic, University and Clinical Centre Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- Jasmin Hamidović (Psychiatry Clinic, University and Clinical Centre Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- Amina Krupalija (Surgery Department, General Hospital, Abdulah Nakaš, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Abstract
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.
Keywords: complica-tions, retrospec-tive anal-ysis, weight loss
How to Cite:
Pašić, F., Salkić, N., Ahmetašević, E., Alibegović, E., Smajić, J., Jašarević, L., Softić, R., Hamidović, J. & Krupalija, A., (2025) “Bariatric surgery in University Clinical Centre Tuzla and Bosnia and Herzegovina: where we are and where we want to be”, Medicinski glasnik 22(1), 1-3. doi: https://doi.org/10.17392/1868-22-01
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