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A total of 450 patients with morbid obesity in the health area of Vigo are being studied for possible bariatric surgery, operation in the digestive system to lose weight. Raquel Sánchez Santos, head of General and Digestive Surgery Service at the Álvaro Cunqueiro Hospital in Vigo, hopes that before 2028 the number of operations will increase "progressively". His goal is "to reach around 250 per year". It would be almost double those of now: curr…
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A total of 450 patients with morbid obesity in the health area of Vigo are being studied for possible bariatric surgery, operation in the digestive system to lose weight. Raquel Sánchez Santos, head of General and Digestive Surgery Service at the Álvaro Cunqueiro Hospital in Vigo, hopes that before 2028 the number of operations will increase "progressively". His goal is "to reach around 250 per year". It would be almost double those of now: curr…

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