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50years female/ hypothyroidism / hypertension. BMI 31 central obesity. Is there indication for bariatric surgery/ sleeve gastrectomy??
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Well recommendation is to go for bariatric surgery for bmi above 32.5 with co-morbidity. Please remeasure height and weight and recalculate bmi as weight (kg)/ ht (m2). Don't use bmi card or calculator.
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