PubMed

Treatment of mild to moderate obesity with laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding or an intensive medical program: a randomized trial.

O'Brien PE, Dixon JB, Laurie C, Skinner S, Proietto J, McNeil J, Strauss B, Marks S, Schachter L, Chapman L, Anderson M.

Ann Intern Med. 2006 May 2;144(9):625-33.PMID: 16670131 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Summaries for patients. Treating obesity: laparoscopic gastric banding versus a nonsurgical weight loss program.

[No authors listed]

Ann Intern Med. 2006 May 2;144(9):I12. No abstract available. PMID: 16670127 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Review of meta-analytic comparisons of bariatric surgery with a focus on laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding.

Cunneen SA.

Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2008 May-Jun;4(3 Suppl):S47-55. Review.PMID: 18501315 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Quality of life after laparoscopic gastric banding: Prospective study (152 cases) with a follow-up of 2 years.

Champault A, Duwat O, Polliand C, Rizk N, Champault GG.

Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2006 Jun;16(3):131-6.PMID: 16804453 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Adjustable gastric banding and conventional therapy for type 2 diabetes: a randomized controlled trial.

Dixon JB, O'Brien PE, Playfair J, Chapman L, Schachter LM, Skinner S, Proietto J, Bailey M, Anderson M.

JAMA. 2008 Jan 23;299(3):316-23.PMID: 18212316 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

An update on 73 US obese pediatric patients treated with laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding: comorbidity resolution and compliance data.

Nadler EP, Youn HA, Ren CJ, Fielding GA.

J Pediatr Surg. 2008 Jan;43(1):141-6.PMID: 18206472 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Short-term outcome in the first 10 morbidly obese adolescent patients in the FDA-approved trial for laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding.

Holterman AX, Browne A, Dillard BE 3rd, Tussing L, Gorodner V, Stahl C, Browne N, Labott S, Herdegen J, Guzman G, Rink A, Nwaffo I, Galvani C, Horgan S, Holterman M.

J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2007 Oct;45(4):465-73.PMID: 18030214 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Design and demography of the United States Swedish Adjustable Gastric Band trial: a 3-year prospective study.

Phillips E; SAGB Study Group.

Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2008 May-Jun;4(3 Suppl):S63-72.PMID: 18501317 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Zonisamide for weight loss in obese adults: a randomized controlled trial.

Gadde KM, Franciscy DM, Wagner HR 2nd, Krishnan KR.

JAMA. 2003 Apr 9;289(14):1820-5.PMID: 12684361 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Effect of orlistat on weight and body composition in obese adolescents: a randomized controlled trial.

Chanoine JP, Hampl S, Jensen C, Boldrin M, Hauptman J.

JAMA. 2005 Jun 15;293(23):2873-83. Erratum in: JAMA. 2005 Sep 28;294(12):1491. PMID: 15956632 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The laparoscopic adjustable gastric band (Lap-Band): a prospective study of medium-term effects on weight, health and quality of life.

O'Brien PE, Dixon JB, Brown W, Schachter LM, Chapman L, Burn AJ, Dixon ME, Scheinkestel C, Halket C, Sutherland LJ, Korin A, Baquie P.

Obes Surg. 2002 Oct;12(5):652-60.PMID: 12448387 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Medical and surgical options in the treatment of severe obesity.

Fisher BL, Schauer P.

Am J Surg. 2002 Dec;184(6B):9S-16S. Review.PMID: 12527344 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Improvement in comorbid illness after placement of the Swedish Adjustable Gastric Band.

Brancatisano A, Wahlroos S, Brancatisano R.

Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2008 May-Jun;4(3 Suppl):S39-46.PMID: 18501314 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Short-term outcomes for super-super obese (BMI > or =60 kg/m2) patients undergoing weight loss surgery at a high-volume bariatric surgery center: laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding, laparoscopic gastric bypass, and open tubular gastric bypass.

Stephens DJ, Saunders JK, Belsley S, Trivedi A, Ewing DR, Iannace V, Capella RF, Wasielewski A, Moran S, Schmidt HJ, Ballantyne GH.

Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2008 May-Jun;4(3):408-15. Epub 2008 Feb 1.PMID: 18243060 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Treating morbid obesity with laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding.

Martin LF, Smits GJ, Greenstein RJ.

Am J Surg. 2007 Sep;194(3):333-43; discussion 344-8.PMID: 17693278 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Laparoscopic adjustable silicone gastric banding versus vertical banded gastroplasty in morbidly obese patients: a prospective randomized controlled clinical trial.

Morino M, Toppino M, Bonnet G, del Genio G.

Ann Surg. 2003 Dec;238(6):835-41; discussion 841-2.PMID: 14631220 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Orlistat in hypertensive overweight/obese patients: results of a randomized clinical trial.

Bloch KV, Salles GF, Muxfeldt ES, Da Rocha Nogueira A.

J Hypertens. 2003 Nov;21(11):2159-65.PMID: 14597860 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Meta-analysis: surgical treatment of obesity.

Maggard MA, Shugarman LR, Suttorp M, Maglione M, Sugerman HJ, Livingston EH, Nguyen NT, Li Z, Mojica WA, Hilton L, Rhodes S, Morton SC, Shekelle PG.

Ann Intern Med. 2005 Apr 5;142(7):547-59.PMID: 15809466 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

[Pharmacological therapy of obesity]

Pagotto U, Vanuzzo D, Vicennati V, Pasquali R.

G Ital Cardiol (Rome). 2008 Apr;9(4 Suppl 1):83S-93S. Italian. PMID: 18773755 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Laparoscopic gastric bypass is superior to adjustable gastric band in super morbidly obese patients: A prospective, comparative analysis.

Bowne WB, Julliard K, Castro AE, Shah P, Morgenthal CB, Ferzli GS.

Arch Surg. 2006 Jul;141(7):683-9.PMID: 16847241 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article