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Bariatric surgery and General surgery

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Difference between Bariatric surgery and General surgery

Bariatric surgery vs. General surgery

Bariatric surgery (weight loss surgery) includes a variety of procedures performed on people who have obesity. General surgery is a surgical specialty that focuses on abdominal contents including esophagus, stomach, small bowel, colon, liver, pancreas, gallbladder, appendix and bile ducts, and often the thyroid gland (depending on local referral patterns).

Similarities between Bariatric surgery and General surgery

Bariatric surgery and General surgery have 6 things in common (in Unionpedia): Gallbladder, Gastrectomy, Large intestine, Obesity, Small intestine, Stomach.

Gallbladder

In vertebrates, the gallbladder is a small hollow organ where bile is stored and concentrated before it is released into the small intestine.

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Gastrectomy

A gastrectomy is a partial or total surgical removal of the stomach.

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Large intestine

The large intestine, also known as the large bowel or colon, is the last part of the gastrointestinal tract and of the digestive system in vertebrates.

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Obesity

Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have a negative effect on health.

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Small intestine

The small intestine or small bowel is the part of the gastrointestinal tract between the stomach and the large intestine, and is where most of the end absorption of food takes place.

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Stomach

The stomach (from ancient Greek στόμαχος, stomachos, stoma means mouth) is a muscular, hollow organ in the gastrointestinal tract of humans and many other animals, including several invertebrates.

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Bariatric surgery and General surgery Comparison

Bariatric surgery has 49 relations, while General surgery has 68. As they have in common 6, the Jaccard index is 5.13% = 6 / (49 + 68).

References

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