Roux‐en‐Y Gastric Bypass for Morbid Obesity

The Continuing Epidemics of Obesity and Diabetes in the United States

2001 • 2,803 citations

The Spread of the Obesity Epidemic in the United States, 1991-1998

1999 • 2,316 citations

Annual Deaths Attributable to Obesity in the United States

1999 • 1,924 citations

Current Estimates of the Economic Cost of Obesity in the United States

1998 • 1,303 citations

The gastric bypass operation reduces the progression and mortality of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

1997 • 520 citations

Gastric bypass surgery in adolescents with morbid obesity

2001 • 247 citations

Quality of Life and Psychosocial Adjustment in Patients after Roux-en-Y Gastric Report Bypass: A Brief Report

2001 • 210 citations

Evaluation of Health Status and Quality of Life after Bariatric Surgery: Comparison of Standard Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass, Vertical Banded Gastroplasty and Laparoscopic Adjustable Silicone Gastric Banding

2000 • 186 citations

The Psychology of Gastric Bypass Surgery

2001 • 183 citations

A health status assessment of the impact of weight loss following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for clinically severe obesity

1999 • 169 citations

Laparoscopic management of complications following laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for morbid obesity

2003 • 158 citations

Prospective Evaluation of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass as Primary Operation for Medically Complicated Obesity

2000 • 146 citations

Prospective Evaluation of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass as Primary Operation for Medically Complicated Obesity

2000 • 104 citations

Recent Advances in Basic Obesity Research

1999 • 103 citations

Experience with the Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass, and Commentary on Current Trends

2000 • 99 citations

Reduction in Psychopathology following Bariatric Surgery for Morbid Obesity

2001 • 87 citations

Pregnancy following gastric bypass surgery for morbid obesity

1996 • 83 citations

Wound closure technique and acute wound complications in gastric surgery for morbid obesity: a prospective randomized trial1

2000 • 78 citations

Obesity Surgery in Children

1995 • 74 citations

Surgical Treatment of Obesity: Who Is an Appropriate Candidate?

1997 • 73 citations

Anesthesiologist's Manual of Surgical Procedures

1994 • 68 citations

Guidelines for Laparoscopic and Open Surgical Treatment of Morbid Obesity

2000 • 64 citations

Care of the surgical patient.

1946 • 62 citations

Compulsive Eating and Gastric Bypass Surgery: What does Hunger have to do with It?

2001 • 54 citations

Guidelines for laparoscopic and open surgical treatment of morbid obesity

2002 • 51 citations

Surgical treatment for morbid obesity

1997 • 48 citations

Evaluation of Core Temperature during Laparoscopic and Open Gastric Bypass

2001 • 39 citations

Anesthesiologist's Manual of Surgical Procedures

1995 • 8 citations