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Bariatric surgery: crossing a body mass index threshold.

Wadden TA, Tsai AG.

Ann Intern Med. 2006 May 2;144(9):689-91. No abstract available. PMID: 16670139 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Bariatric surgery.

Gould JC, Garren MJ, Gutowski KA.

Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2006 Jun;49(2):375-88. Review.PMID: 16721116 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Bariatric surgery--quick fix or long-term solution?

Solomon CG, Dluhy RG.

N Engl J Med. 2004 Dec 23;351(26):2751-3. No abstract available. PMID: 15616210 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding for patients with body mass index of <or=35 kg/m2.

Parikh M, Duncombe J, Fielding GA.

Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2006 Sep-Oct;2(5):518-22.PMID: 17015204 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Laparoscopic surgery for obesity.

Jones DB.

Asian J Surg. 2006 Oct;29(4):217-22. No abstract available. PMID: 17098651 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Bariatric surgery: an overview of obesity surgery.

Matarasso A, Roslin MS, Kurian M; Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation Technology Assessment Committee.

Plast Reconstr Surg. 2007 Apr 1;119(4):1357-62. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 17496612 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass versus laparoscopic vertical banded gastroplasty: results of a 2-year follow-up study.

Goergen M, Arapis K, Limgba A, Schiltz M, Lens V, Azagra JS.

Surg Endosc. 2007 Apr;21(4):659-64. Epub 2006 Dec 16.PMID: 17180269 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Surgical management of gastroesophageal reflux disease in obesity.

Ikramuddin S.

Dig Dis Sci. 2008 Sep;53(9):2318-29. Epub 2008 Jul 29.PMID: 18663575 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Body composition, dietary intake, and energy expenditure after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and laparoscopic vertical banded gastroplasty: a randomized clinical trial.

Olbers T, Björkman S, Lindroos A, Maleckas A, Lönn L, Sjöström L, Lönroth H.

Ann Surg. 2006 Nov;244(5):715-22.PMID: 17060764 [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

Sympathetic overactivity, endothelial dysfunction, inflammation, and metabolic abnormalities cluster in grade III (World Health Organization) obesity: reversal through sustained weight loss obtained with laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding.

Pontiroli AE, Pizzocri P, Paroni R, Folli F.

Diabetes Care. 2006 Dec;29(12):2735-8. No abstract available. PMID: 17130217 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Systematic review and meta-analysis of bariatric surgery for pediatric obesity.

Treadwell JR, Sun F, Schoelles K.

Ann Surg. 2008 Nov;248(5):763-76. Review.PMID: 18948803 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Long-term follow-up on the effect of silastic ring vertical gastroplasty on weight and co-morbidities.

Paran H, Shargian L, Shwartz I, Gutman M.

Obes Surg. 2007 Jun;17(6):737-41. Erratum in: Obes Surg. 2007 Jul;17(7):996. PMID: 17879571 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Revisional bariatric surgery for failed restrictive procedures.

Coakley BA, Deveney CW, Spight DH, Thompson SK, Le D, Jobe BA, Wolfe BM, McConnell DB, O'Rourke RW.

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[Therapies for overweight and obesity]

Strehlow K.

Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 2005 Oct 28;Suppl 1:86-7. German. No abstract available. PMID: 16379254 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Risks to consider when planning a program for bariatric surgery.

James L.

OR Manager. 2003 Dec;19(12):1, 12-4. No abstract available. PMID: 14710542 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Surgical treatment of obesity.

Bult MJ, van Dalen T, Muller AF.

Eur J Endocrinol. 2008 Feb;158(2):135-45. Review.PMID: 18230819 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

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

[Current status of obesity surgery as metabolic surgery]

Kawamura I, Ochiai T.

Nippon Geka Gakkai Zasshi. 2006 Nov;107(6):305-11. Review. Japanese. PMID: 17147294 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Long-term weight loss after bariatric surgery in patients visited at home outside the study environment.

Mathus-Vliegen EM; Dutch Bariatric Surgery Group.

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