[The city-hospital link in the care of severely obese patients]. / Le lien ville-hôpital dans le parcours de soins des patients obèses sévères.

After the initial weekday hospital stay, a personalized, multidisciplinary care pathway is offered to each patient followed at the specialized obesity center (CSO). This article illustrates the support approach adopted by the CSO at Caen Normandy University Hospital.

[Surgical components in the management of severe obesity]. / Les composantes chirurgicales dans la prise en charge de l'obésité sévère.

Bariatric surgery, combined with nutritional and psychological care and physical activity, is currently the most effective treatment for morbid obesity. The multidisciplinary team at the Caen Normandy obesity center explains the prerequisites of this therapeutic approach, and the monitoring and vigilance to be developed in partnership with the patient.