Abstract
Background: Morbid obesity is an evolving epidemic all over the World especially so in the affluent population. About 10% of the people in America have severe obesity i.e. BMI >40. Conventional treatment in the form of reduced caloric intake, increased physical activity and pharmacotherapy are not so effective in inducing sufficient weight loss, which is soon regained once the treatment is stopped. Given the comorbidities in these obese high risk patients, bariatric surgeons often advocate a less invasive first stage intervention.
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