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LifeLine (Bypass Surgery for Teens) #734623

NBC Evening News for Wednesday, Aug 06, 2003
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(Studio: Lester Holt) Report introduced.

(Palo Alto: Kelly O’Donnell) The controversial practice of performing stomach surgery on overweight young people examined; details given about the criteria for selecting candidates for the surgery; animation shown of the gastric bypass procedure. [Surgery patient Amy TOPEL‡- describes the agony of being an overweight teen.] [Dr. Craig ALBANESE††- says it is a last resort for the most severe cases.]

Reporter(s):
Holt, Lester;
O’Donnell, Kelly
Duration:
00:02:20

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