The Development of the Surgical Treatment of Morbid Obesity

Increasing prevalence of overweight among US adults. The National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, 1960 to 1991

1994 • 2,623 citations

Increasing Prevalence of Overweight Among US Adults

1994 • 1,479 citations

Outcomes After Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass for Morbid Obesity

2000 • 1,341 citations

Gastric Bypass in Obesity

1967 • 916 citations

Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass, Roux en-Y - 500 Patients: Technique and Results, with 3-60 month follow-up

2000 • 871 citations

Reduction in Incidence of Diabetes, Hypertension and Lipid Disturbances after Intentional Weight Loss Induced by Bariatric Surgery: the SOS Intervention Study

1999 • 697 citations

Complications of the Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: 1,040 Patients - What Have We Learned?

2000 • 600 citations

Biliopancreatic Diversion

1998 • 533 citations

A Prospective Comparison of Gastric and Jejunoileal Bypass Procedures for Morbid Obesity

1977 • 471 citations

Confronting the failure of behavioral and dietary treatments for obesity

1991 • 464 citations

Excessive Mortality and Causes of Death in Morbidly Obese Men

1980 • 405 citations

INTRAGASTRIC BALLOON AS AN ARTIFICIAL BEZOAR FOR TREATMENT OF OBESITY

1982 • 283 citations

Gynecologic-obstetric changes after loss of massive excess weight following bariatric surgery.

1988 • 239 citations

TREATMENT OF SEVERE TOXÆMIA OF PREGNANCY

1972 • 230 citations

Current views on obesity

1996 • 196 citations

Stomal Ulcer After Gastric Bypass1

1997 • 191 citations

Improvement in Co-Morbidities Following Weight Loss From Gastric Bypass Surgery

2000 • 166 citations

Effect of weight loss on musculoskeletal pain in the morbidly obese

1990 • 153 citations

Significant Changes in Blood Pressure, Glucose, and Lipids with Gastric Bypass Surgery

1998 • 144 citations

Weight Reduction by Means of Intragastric Device: Experience with the Bioenterics Intragastric Balloon

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Biliopancreatic Diversion with a New Type of Gastrectomy: Some Previous Conclusions Revisited

1995 • 114 citations

Gastroplasty in the surgical treatment of morbid obesity

1980 • 108 citations

Duodenal Switch: An Effective Therapy for Morbid Obesity - Intermediate Results

2001 • 100 citations

Vertical Gastroplasty: Evolution of Vertical Banded Gastroplasty

1998 • 99 citations

Severe Obesity: Expensive to Society, Frustrating to Treat, But Important to Confront

1995 • 95 citations

“Morbid” obesity: a hazardous disorder that resists conservative treatment

1980 • 90 citations

Gastric bypass: Roux-en-Y gastrojejunostomy from the lesser curvature.

1983 • 85 citations

Utilization of health care resources by obese Canadians.

1999 • 81 citations

Intestinal Bypass Surgery for Morbid Obesity

1976 • 80 citations

Incidence of symptomatic gallstones after bariatric operations.

1987 • 74 citations

Gastroesophageal reflux in the massively obese.

1987 • 72 citations

History of Lap-Band<SUP>®</SUP>: from Dream to Reality

2001 • 66 citations

Results of jejunoileal bypass in two hundred patients with morbid obesity.

1977 • 65 citations

Variation in Lipid Levels in Morbidly Obese Patients Operated with the LAP-BAND® Adjustable Gastric Banding System: Effects of Different Levels of Weight Loss

2000 • 62 citations

Long-term Outcome in a Series of Jejunoileal Bypass Patients

1993 • 58 citations

The intragastric balloon: A novel idea proved ineffective

1987 • 57 citations

Gastric Bypass

1983 • 53 citations

Morbid obesity: selection of patients for surgery.

1992 • 45 citations

Dermolipectomies Following Weight Loss after Surgery for Morbid Obesity

2000 • 40 citations

Three-Year Results of Laparoscopic Vertical Banded Gastroplasty

1999 • 34 citations

Cost-Effective Bariatric Surgery in Germany Today

2000 • 25 citations

Cardiac function in massively obese patients and the effect of weight loss.

1991 • 24 citations

Sleep-related Disorders in the Obese

1992 • 23 citations

Obesity Stereotypes Among Physicians, Medical and College Students, Bariatric Surgery Patients and Families

1991 • 20 citations

Effect of Weight Loss in the Morbidly Obese Patient with Severe Disability

1991 • 18 citations

Treatment of morbid obesity by gastric partitioning

1981 • 17 citations

Quality of Life Assessment, of Ileogastrostomy

1993 • 14 citations

The Development of General Surgical Operations, and Weight-loss Operations

1996 • 14 citations

Weight Loss and Caloric Intake after Regular and Extended Gastric Bypass

1993 • 14 citations

On Health and Obesity in Talmudic and Midrashic Lore

1997 • 8 citations

Beneficial health effects of modest weight loss. Int

1992 • 6 citations

Bariatric Surgery in Some "Central and East-European (former Eastern bloc)"Countries - Current Status and Prediction for the Next Millennium

2000 • 5 citations