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Login HERE 1 Aftercare and Support List All Articles A conceptual application of health behavior theory in the design and implementation of a successful surgical weight loss program.Obes Surg - 2004 Jun-Jul 14(6)(6):849-5 AORN bariatric surgery guideline.Pubmed - 2004 May 79(5):1026- Assessment and management of the obese patient.Pubmed - 2004 Apr 32(4 Suppl):S87-9 Bariatric Surgery Postoperative Behavioral Change: The Importance of Ongoing Assessment and Teaching.Pubmed - 1995 Aug 5(3):337-3 Bariatric weight loss surgery: patient education, preparation, and follow-up.Crit Care Nurs Q - 2003 Apr-Jun 26(2)(2):101-4 Care of the obesity surgery patient requiring immediate-level care or intensive care.Pubmed - 2001 Feb 11(1):93-7 Complications of weight loss surgery: implications for critical care nursing.Pubmed - 2004 Dec 16(4):553-8 Development of a model for a structured support group for patients following bariatric surgery.Pubmed - 2004 Jan 14(1):103-6 Effects of participation in bariatric support group after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.Pubmed - 1998 Oct 8(5):535-4 Empowerment and self-management after weight loss surgery.Pubmed - 2005 Mar 15(3):417-2 Impact of patient follow-up on weight loss after bariatric surgery.Pubmed - 2004 Apr 14(4):514-9 Making the most of your time: the benefits of converting patient education programs into continuing nursing education.Pubmed - 2000 Oct 10(5):482-3 Meeting the challenge of managed care through clinical pathways for bariatric surgery.Pubmed - 1998 Oct 8(5):530-4 Post-surgery group therapy for gastric bypass patients.Pubmed - 2004 Sep 14(8):1128- Primary care perspective on bariatric surgery.Pubmed - 2004 Sep 79(9):1158- Psychological aspects of delivering nursing care to the bariatric patientCrit Care Nurs Q. - 2003 Apr-Jun 26(2)(2):139-4 Transactions in a support group meeting: a case study.Pubmed - 2000 Apr 10(2):186-9 Anesthesia List All Articles Airway management using the intubating laryngeal mask airway for the morbidly obese patient.Pubmed - 2003 May 96(5):1510- Anaesthesia for morbidly obese patients: a study of haemodynamic changes during bariatric surgery.Pubmed - 2002 Feb 16(4):411-7 Anaesthesia for morbidly obese patients: a study of haemodynamic changes during bariatric surgery.Middle East J Anesthesiol. - 2002 Feb 16(4)():411-7 Anaesthetic management of the morbidly obese patient.Pubmed - 1998 Jun 59(6):481-3 Anesthesia for a patient with morbid obesity using dexmedetomidine without narcotics.Pubmed - 2005 Feb 52(2):176-8 Anesthesia for bariatric surgery.Pubmed - 2004 Jul 24(3):99-10 Anesthesia for morbidly obese patients.Pubmed - 1998 Sep 22(9):969-7 Anesthesia for restrictive bariatric surgery (gastric bypass not included): laparoscopic vs open procedures.Pubmed - 2004 Sep 28(9):1157- Anesthesia in the obese patient: pharmacokinetic considerations.Pubmed - 2005 Mar 17(2):134-4 Anesthesia with sevoflurane in bariatric surgery.Pubmed - 1999 Apr 9(2):180-2 Anesthetic considerations for bariatric surgery.Pubmed - 2002 Dec 95(6):1793- Anesthetic considerations for bariatric surgery: proper positioning is important for laryngoscopy.Pubmed - 2003 Jun 96(6):1841- Comparison of positive end-expiratory pressure with reverse Trendelenburg position in morbidly obese patients undergoing bariatric surgery: effects on hemodynamics and pulmonary gas exchange.Pubmed - 2003 Aug 13(4):605-9 Efficacy and safety of patient-controlled analgesia for morbidly obese patients following gastric bypass surgery.Pubmed - 2000 Apr 10(2):154-9 Laryngoscopy and morbid obesity: a comparison of the "sniff" and "ramped" positions.Pubmed - 2004 Oct 14(9):1171- Morbid obesity and tracheal intubation.Pubmed - 2002 Mar 94(3):732-6 Obesity and bariatric surgery: anesthesia implicationsNutr Hosp - 2004 Jan-Feb 19(1)(1):34-44 Obesity and difficult intubation.Pubmed - 1993 Dec 21(6):828-3 The effects of pneumoperitoneum on respiratory mechanics during bariatric surgery.Pubmed - 2002 Jun 12(3):376-9 The effects of pneumoperitoneum on respiratory mechanics during general anesthesia for bariatric surgery.Pubmed - 2004 Feb 14(2):212-5 The effects of the reverse trendelenburg position on respiratory mechanics and blood gases in morbidly obese patients during bariatric surgery.Pubmed - 2000 Dec 91(6):1520- The impact of morbid obesity, pneumoperitoneum, and posture on respiratory system mechanics and oxygenation during laparoscopy.Pubmed - 2002 May 94(5):1345- Total intravenous anesthesia versus single breath technique and anesthesia maintenance with sevoflurane for bariatric operations.Pubmed - 2001 Aug 11(4):496-5 Volatile anesthesia in bariatric surgery.Pubmed - 2001 Oct 11(5):623-6 [Forensic aspects of bladder and ureteral injuries in standard gynecologic operations]Pubmed - 1992 Oct 52(10):632-7 Bariatric Surgery for Adolescents List All Articles A multidisciplinary approach to the adolescent bariatric surgical patient.Pubmed - 2004 Mar 39(3):442-7 Adjustable gastric banding surgery in morbidly obese adolescents: experiences with eight patients.Pubmed - 2004 Nov 28 Suppl 3():S42-5 Application of laparoscopy for bariatric surgery in adolescents.Curr Opin Pediatr. - 2003 Jun 15(3)():248-5 Bariatric surgery for adolescents: a view from the American Pediatric Surgical Association.Pubmed - 2004 Jul 114(1):255-6 Bariatric surgery for severely obese adolescents.Pubmed - 2003 Jan 7(1):102-7 Bariatric surgery for severely overweight adolescents: concerns and recommendations.Pubmed - 2004 Jul 114(1):217-2 Bariatric surgery in adolescence.Pubmed - 2003 Sep 38(9):1379- Bariatric surgery in adolescence. is this the best age to operate?Pubmed - 2003 Dec 13(6):826-3 Bariatric surgery in adolescents: for treatment failures or health care system failures?Pubmed - 2004 Jul 114(1):252-3 Biliopancreatic Diversion in Prader-Willi Syndrome Associated with Obesity.Pubmed - 1996 Feb 6(1):58-62 Creation of a bariatric surgery program for adolescents at a major teaching hospital.Pediatr Nurs - 2005 Jan-Feb 31(1)(1):21-2, Failure of biliopancreatic diversion in Prader-Willi syndrome.Pubmed - 2000 Apr 10(2):179-8 Gastric bypass for morbid obesity in children and adolescents.Pubmed - 1975 Feb 10(1):51-8 Gastric bypass surgery in adolescents with morbid obesity.Pubmed - 2001 Apr 138(4):499-5 Is Adolescent Gastric-Restrictive Antiobesity Surgery Warranted?Pubmed - 1995 May 5(2):138-1 Laparoscopic gastric banding in morbidly obese adolescents.Pubmed - 2003 Feb 13(1):101-4 Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in morbidly obese adolescents.Pubmed - 2003 Mar 38(3):430-3 Obesity Surgery in Children.Pubmed - 1995 Aug 5(3):279-2 Outcome of biliopancreatic diversion in subjects with Prader-Willi Syndrome.Pubmed - 2001 Aug 11(4):491-5 Surgery for severely obese adolescents: further insight from the American Society for Bariatric Surgery.Pubmed - 2004 Jul 114(1):253-4 Surgical approach to adolescent obesity.Pubmed - 2004 Oct 15(3):429-5 [Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) associated to morbid obesity: surgical treatment]Pubmed - 2003 Apr 131(4):427-3 Bariatric Surgery General Information List All Articles Application of laparoscopy for bariatric surgery in adolescents.Curr Opin Pediatr - 2003 Jun 15(3)(3):248-5 Bariatric surgery and long-term control of morbid obesity.JAMA - 2002 Dec 11 288(22):2793- Bariatric surgery for morbid obesity.Obes Surg - 2000 Oct 10(5)(5):391-4 Bariatric surgery for severe obesity.J Asso Acad Minor Phys. - 2001 Jul 12(3)(3):129-3 Bariatric Surgery OptionsCrit Care Nurs Q. - 2003 Apr-Jun 26(2)():89-10 Bariatric surgery worldwide 2003.Obes Surg - 2004 Oct 14(9)(9):1157- Bariatric surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.JAMA - 2004 Oct 13 292(14):1724- Characterizing the performance and outcomes of obesity surgery in California.Am Surg - 2003 Oct 69(10)(10):823-8 Clinical features and weight loss in patients with morbid obesity after bariatric surgeryNutr Hosp. - 2001 Sep-Oct 16(5)():170-4 Gastric bypass.Surg Clin North Am - 2001 Oct 81(5)(5):1077- Gastric surgery for morbid obesity. Complications and long-term weight control.Arch Surg - 1989 Aug 124(8)():941-6 Gastric surgery for morbid obesity. The Adelaide Study.Ann Surg - 1990 Apr 211(4)(4):419-2 Gastric surgery in morbid obesity. Outcome in patients aged 55 years and older.Arch Surg - 1993 Oct 128(10)(10):1153- Gastrointestinal malabsorptive procedures.Am J Clin Nutr - 1992 Feb 55(2 Suppl):567S- Indications for surgery for morbid obesity and effectiveness of bariatric surgeryNippon Rinsho - 2001 Mar 59(3)():613-9 Laparoscopic bariatric surgery.Surg Endosc - 1999 Jun 13(6)(6):547-9 Mechanisms of weight loss after bariatric surgery.J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A - 2003 Aug 13(4)(4):215-2 Medical and surgical options in the treatment of severe obesity.Am J Surg - 2002 Dec 184(6B)(6B):9S-16 Meta-analysis: surgical treatment of obesity.Ann Intern Med - 2005 Apr 142(7)(7):547-5 Obesity and its surgical management.Am J Surg - 2002 Aug 184(2)(2):103-1 Overview of bariatric surgery.J Am Coll Surg - 2002 Mar 194(3)(3):367-7 Overview of operations for morbid obesity.World J Surg - 1998 Sep 22(9)(9):913-8 Overview of surgical techniques for treating obesity.Am J Clin Nutr - 1992 Feb 55(2 Suppl):552S- Perioperative risks and safety of surgery for severe obesity.Am J Clin Nutr - 1992 Feb 55(2 Suppl):573S- RATIONALE FOR THE SURGICAL TREATMENT OF MORBID OBESITYASBS - April 1998 1():1 Results of bariatric surgery.Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord - 2001 May 25 Suppl 1():S113- Rising role of obesity surgery caused by increase of morbid obesity, failure of conventional treatments and unrealistic expectations: trends from 1997 to 2001.Ones Surg - 2003 Oct 13(5)(5):693-8 Social and Economic Effects of Bariatric Surgery.Obes Surg - 1991 Jun 1(2)(2):137-1 Surgery of morbid obesity in the adult: clinical efficacy of different surgical proceduresJ Chir (Paris) - 2002 Sep 139(4)():194-2 Surgical intervention for the severely obese.PubmedBaillieres Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab - April 1999 13(1)():149-7 Surgical options for the severely obese patient.J Am Osteopath Assoc - 1999 Oct 99(10 Su P):S15-7 Surgical treatment for morbid obesity.Br Med Bull - 1997 53(2)(2):433-4 Surgical treatment of obesity: who is an appropriate candidate?Mayo Clin Proc - June 1997 72(6)():551-7 The Post-surgical Treatment of the Bariatric Patient: Helping the Patient Succeed.Obesity Surgery - Oct 1996 6(5)():426-4 The role of gastric surgery in the multidisciplinary management of severe obesity.Am J Surg - Mar 1995 169(3)():361-7 Bariatric Surgery Guidelines List All Articles NIH conference. Gastrointestinal surgery for severe obesity. Consensus Development Conference Panel.Consensus Development Conference, NIH - 1991 0():0 Optimal management of the morbidly obese patient. SAGES appropriateness conference statement.Pubmed - 2004 Jul 18(7):1029- RATIONALE FOR THE SURGICAL TREATMENT OF MORBID OBESITYASBS - 1998 1():1 Recommendations for facilities performing bariatric surgeryBull Am Coll Surg - Sep 2000 85(9)():20-3 Bariatric Treatment of Superobesity List All Articles Biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch vs. gastric bypass for severe obesityJ Gastrointest Surg - 2004 May-Jun 8(4)(4):406-7 Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in morbidly obese and super morbidly obese patients.Pubmed - 2004 Feb 187(2):230-2 Late outcome of isolated gastric bypass.Pubmed - 2000 Apr 231(4):524-8 Long-limb gastric bypass in the superobese. A prospective randomized study.Ann Surg - 1992 Apr 215(4):387-9 Malabsorptive gastric bypass in patients with superobesity.J Gastrointest Surg - 2002 Mar-Apr 6(2):195-2 Malabsorptive procedures for severe obesity: comparison of pancreaticobiliary bypass and very very long limb Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.J Gastrointest Surg - 1999 Nov-Dec 3(6)(6):607-1 Obesity-associated disorders before and after weight reduction by vertical banded gastroplasty in morbidly vs super obese individuals.Pubmed - 2001 Aug 11(4):475-8 Outcome following bariatric surgery in super versus morbidly obese patients: does weight matter?Obes Surg - 1997 Oct 7(5)(5):414-9 Preoperative weight loss by intragastric balloon in super-obese patients treated with laparoscopic gastric banding: a case-control study.Obes Surg - 2004 May 14(5)():671-6 Prospective evaluation of biliopancreatic diversion with Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in the super obese.J Gastrointest Surg - 2004 May-Jun 88(4)(4):479-8 The effect of Roux limb lengths on outcome after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: a prospective, randomized clinical trial.Obes Surg - 2002 Aug 12(4):540-5 Biliopancreatic Diversion and Duodenal Switch List All Articles Biliopancreatic diversion with a duodenal switch.Pubmed - 1998 Jun 8(3):267-8 Biliopancreatic Diversion with a New Type of Gastrectomy: Some Previous Conclusions Revisited.Pubmed - 1995 Nov 5(4):411-4 Biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch vs. gastric bypass for severe obesity.J Gastrointest Surg - 2004 May-Jun 8(4)():406-7 Body composition and energy expenditure after weight loss following bariatric surgery.Pubmed - 2000 Apr 19(2):270-4 Clinical hepatic impairment after the duodenal switch.Obes Surg - 2004 Jan 14(1):77-83 Duodenal switch without gastric resection: results and observations after 6 years.Obes Surg - 2004 Nov-Dec 14(10)(10):1354- Laparoscopic biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch.Pubmed - 2002 Jun 9(2):125-9 Laparoscopic biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch.Pubmed - 2005 Feb 85(1):141-9 Laparoscopic biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch: technique and initial experience.Pubmed - 2002 Apr 12(2):245-8 Laparoscopic vs. open biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch: a comparative study.J Gastrointest Surg - 2003 May-Jun 7(4)(4):552-7 Prospective evaluation of biliopancreatic diversion with Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in the super obese.J Gastrointest Surg - 2005 May-Jun 8(4)():479-8 The duodenal switch operation for the treatment of morbid obesity.Pubmed - 2003 Oct 238(4):618-2 Body Composition Changes with Bariatric Surgeries List All Articles Accuracy of bioelectrical impedance spectroscopy in measuring changes in body composition during severe weight loss.JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr - 2002 Mar-Apr 26(2)(2):120-7 Body composition and muscle constituents during weight loss: studies in obese patients following gastroplasty.Pubmed - 2000 Jun 10(3):203-1 Body composition and source of weight loss after bariatric surgery.Pubmed - 1997 Jun 7(3):184-8 Body composition and surgical treatment of obesity. Effects of weight loss on fluid distribution.Pubmed - 1992 Jul 216(1):69-73 Body composition assessment in extreme obesity and after massive weight loss induced by gastric bypass surgery.Pubmed - 2003 Jun 284(6):E1080 Body composition changes following laparoscopic gastric banding for morbid obesity.Pubmed - 2003 Oct 40 Suppl 1():S266- Changes in fluid compartments and body composition in obese women after weight loss induced by gastric banding.Pubmed - 2003 47(3-4):152-7 Composition of weight loss in morbidly obese patients after gastric bypass.Pubmed - 1981 May 30(5):435-4 Dual photon absorptiometry in obesity: effects of massive weight loss.Pubmed - 1990 55():191-6 Effect of significant intermediate-term weight loss on serum leptin levels and body composition in severely obese subjects.Pubmed - 2003 Dec 13(6):879-8 Effects of laparoscopic gastric banding on body composition, metabolic profile and nutritional status of obese women: 12-months follow-up.Obes Surg - 2004 Feb 14(2)():239-4 Long-term changes in energy expenditure and body composition after massive weight loss induced by gastric bypass surgery.Pubmed - 2003 Jul 78(1):22-30 Major gender differences in the lipolytic capacity of abdominal subcutaneous fat cells in obesity observed before and after long-term weight reduction.Pubmed - 2002 Feb 87(2):764-7 Markers of chronic inflammation and obesity: a prospective study on the reversibility of this association in middle-aged women undergoing weight loss by surgical intervention.Pubmed - 2002 May 26(5):659-6 Metabolic Changes after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: A Preliminary Report.Pubmed - 1993 Nov 3(4):425-4 Morbid obesity: evaluation of metabolic indexes after adjustable silicone gastric banding.Pubmed - 2003 Oct 40 Suppl 1():S263- Reduction of sleeping metabolic rate after vertical banded gastroplasty.Pubmed - 1998 Apr 22(4):343-8 Relationship between energy expenditure and visceral fat accumulation in obese women submitted to adjustable silicone gastric banding (ASGB).Pubmed - 1995 Apr 19(4):227-3 The effects of weight loss treatments on upper and lower body fat.Pubmed - 1997 Aug 21(8):619-2 Ultrasound measurement of visceral and subcutaneous fat in morbidly obese patients before and after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding: comparison with computerized tomography and with anthropometric measurements.Pubmed - 2002 Oct 12(5):648-5 Visceral fat loss evaluated by total body magnetic resonance imaging in obese women operated with laparascopic adjustable silicone gastric banding.Pubmed - 2000 Jan 24(1):60-9 Weight loss composition: the effects of exercise following obesity surgery as measured by bioelectrical impedance analysis.Pubmed - 2005 Feb 15(2):183-6 Combination LAGB Plus Lap-RYGBP List All Articles Combination of laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding and gastric bypass: current situation and future prospects -- routine use not advised.Pubmed - 2004 May 14(5):683-9 Functional gastric bypass with an adjustable gastric band.Obesity Surgery - 2002 Dec 12(6)():876-8 Laparoscopic inflatable band with Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.Obesity Surgery - 2001 Aug 11(4)():528-3 Economics List All Articles Analysis of cost outliers after gastric bypass surgery: what can we learn?Pubmed - 2003 Feb 13(1):29-36 Bariatric Surgery: Shedding the Monetary Weight of Prescription Costs in the Managed Care Arena.Obesity Surgery - 2004 14(6):735-3 Cost of in-patient care over 7 years among surgically and conventionally treated obese patients.Pubmed - 2002 Dec 10(12):1276- Economics and obesity: costing the problem or evaluating solutions?Pubmed - 2004 Feb 12(2):173-9 Pharmaceutical savings after gastric bypass surgery.Pubmed - 2004 Jan 14(1):13-5 State-level estimates of annual medical expenditures attributable to obesity.Pubmed - 2004 Jan 12(1):18-24 The effect of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass on prescription drug costs.Pubmed - 2004 Sep 14(8):1031- The impact of bariatric surgery on the Veterans Administration healthcare system: a cost analysis.Pubmed - 2003 Apr 13(2):245-8 The impact of weight reduction surgery on health-care costs in morbidly obese patients.Pubmed - 2004 Aug 14(7):939-4 Gastric Balloon List All Articles Brazilian multicenter study of the intragastric balloon.Obes SUrg - 2004 Aug 14(7):991-8 Intragastric balloon in obese patients.Pubmed - 2000 Dec 10(6):578-8 Intragastric balloon: another option for treatment of obesity and morbid obesityHepatogastroenterology - 2004 Jan-Feb 51(55)(55):294-7 Management of obesity with the new intragastric balloon.Pubmed - 2001 Jun 11(3):327-9 Preoperative weight loss by intragastric balloon in super-obese patients treated with laparoscopic gastric banding: a case-control study.Pubmed - 2004 May 14(5):671-6 Treatment of morbid obesity with intragastric balloon in association with diet.Pubmed - 2002 Aug 12(4):583-7 Ultrasound as the imaging method of choice for monitoring the intragastric balloon in obese patients: normal findings, pitfalls and diagnosis of complications.Obes Surg - 2004 Jun-Jul 14(6)(6):833-7 Laboratory Assessment of Nutritional Status List All Articles Diagnosis and management of iron-deficiency anaemia.Pubmed - 2005 Jun 18(2):319-3 Hepatic proteins and nutrition assessment.Pubmed - 2004 Aug 104(8):1258- Is testing for clinical cobalamin deficiency truly unreliable?Pubmed - 2005 Aug 106(3):1136- Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band List All Articles 30% complications with adjustable gastric banding: what did we do wrong?Obes Surg - 2001 Dec 11(6)(6):748-5 A comparison of laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding and biliopancreatic diversion in superobesity.Obes Surg - 2004 Feb 14(2)(2):165-9 Adjustable gastric banding: 5-year experience.Obes Surg - 2000 Apr 10(2)(2):171-3 Adjustable silicone gastric banding: a series with three cases of band erosion.Obes Surg - 2000 Feb 10(1)(1):26-32 An interval report on prospective investigation of adjustable silicone gastric banding devices for the treatment of severe obesity.Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol - 1999 Feb 1192)(2):115-9 Changes in comorbidities and improvements in quality of life after LAP-BAND placement.Am J Surg - 2002 Dec 184(6B)(6B):51S-5 Complications after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding for morbid obesity: experience with 1,000 patients over 7 years.Obes Surg - 2004 Mar 14(3)(3):407-1 Disruption of the leptin-insulin relationship in obese men 24 hours after laparoscopic adjustable silicone gastric banding.Obes Surg - 2002 Jun 12(3)(3):366-7 Effects of laparoscopic gastric banding on body composition, metabolic profile and nutritional status of obese women: 12-months follow-up.Obes Surg - 2004 Feb 14(2)(2):239-4 Health outcomes of severely obese type 2 diabetic subjects 1 year after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding.Diabetes Care - 2002 Feb 25(2)(2):358-6 Initial experience with laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding in Hungary.Obes Surg - 2004 Feb 14(2)(2):236-8 Is laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding a day surgery procedure?Obes Surg - 2004 Oct 14(9)(9):1237- Laparoscopic adjustable esophagogastric banding: preliminary results.Obes Surg - 2002 Jun 12(3)(3):391-4 Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding in the treatment of obesity: a systematic literature review.Surgery - 2004 Mar 135(3)(3):326-5 Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding is a safe and effective treatment for morbid obesity.JSLS - 1998 Jan-Mar 2(1)():57-61 Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding.Semin Laparosc Surg - 2002 Jun 9(2)(2):105-1 Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding: complications and side effects responsible for the poor long-term outcome.Semin Laparosc - 2002 Jun 9(2)(2):115-2 Laparoscopic banding: selection and technique in 830 patients.Obes Surg - 2002 Jun 12(3)(3):385-9 Laparoscopic gastric banding for morbid obesity. Surgical outcome in 335 cases.Surg Endosc - 1999 Jun 13(6)(6):550-4 Lipid profile in the severely obese: changes with weight loss after lap-band surgery.bes Res - 2002 Sep 10(9)(9):903-1 Literature review of comparative studies of complications with Swedish band and Lap-Band.Obes Surg - 2004 Feb 14(2)(2):256-6 Long-term results of laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding for the treatment of morbid obesity.Obes Surg - 2002 Aug 12(4)(4):564-8 Marked improvement in asthma after Lap-Band surgery for morbid obesity.Obes Surg - 1999 Aug 9(4)(4):385-9 Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: Improvement in liver histological analysis with weight loss.Hepatolgy - 2004 Jun 39(6)(6):1647- Outcome predictors in morbidly obese recipients of an adjustable gastric band.Obes Surg - 2002 Feb 12(1)(1):83-92 Patient characteristics impacting excess weight loss following laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding.Obes Surg - 2005 Mar 15(3)(3):346-5 Reduction in co-morbidities 4 years after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding.Obes Surg - 2004 Feb 14(2)(2):216-2 Resolution of chronic medical conditions after laparoscopic adjustable silicone gastric banding for the treatment of morbid obesity in the elderly.Surg Endosc - 2001 Feb 15(2)():132-4 Selecting the optimal patient for LAP-BAND placement.Am J Sur - 2002 Dec 184(6B)(6B):17S-2 Surgery for morbid obesity. Using an inflatable gastric band.AORN J - 1990 May 51(5)(5):1307- Sweet eating is not a predictor of outcome after Lap-Band placement. Can we finally bury the myth?Obes Surg - 2002 Dec 12(6)(6):789-9 The Italian Group for LAP-BAND: predictive value of initial body mass index for weight loss after 5 years of follow-up.Pubmed - 2004 Oct 18(10):1524- The Swedish Adjustable Gastric Band: laparoscopic technique and preliminary results.Obes Surg - 2000 Feb 10(1)(1):15-21 Treating diabetes in the morbidly obese by laparoscopic gastric banding.Obes Surg - 2003 Jun 13(3)(3):439-4 Weight loss after Swedish Adjustable Gastric Banding: relationships to insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome.PubmedObes Surg - 2002 Dec 12(6)(6):841-5 Obesity Co-morbidities Before and After Surgery B. Cardiac/Structural Defects List All Articles Assessment of cardiac function in patients who were morbidly obese.Pubmed - 1990 Oct 108(4):809-1 Cardiac function in massively obese patients and the effect of weight loss.Pubmed - 1991 Oct 34(5):431-4 Cardiac morphology and left ventricular function in normotensive morbidly obese patients with and without congestive heart failure, and effect of weight loss.Pubmed - 1997 Sep 80(6):736-4 Diseases and problems secondary to massive obesity.Pubmed - 1999 Feb 11(2):63-7 Effect of weight loss on left ventricular mass in nonhypertensive morbidly obese patients.Pubmed - 1994 May 73(12):918-2 Effect of weight loss on the ECG of normotensive morbidly obese patients.Pubmed - 2001 Feb 119(2):507-1 Effects of obesity and weight loss on cardiac function and valvular performance.Pubmed - 1998 Nov 6(6):422-9 Effects of obesity and weight loss on left ventricular mass and relative wall thickness: survey and intervention study.Pubmed - 1997 Oct 315(7113):912-6 Effects of weight loss on QT interval in morbidly obese patients.Pubmed - 2003 Dec 13(6):869-7 End-stage cardiac failure in a morbidly obese patient treated by biliopancreatic diversion and cardiac transplantation.Pubmed - 2002 Jun 12(3):416-8 Heart disease and hypertension in severe obesity: the benefits of weight reduction.Pubmed - 1992 Feb 55(2 Suppl):586S- Impact of bariatric surgery on cardiac structure, function and clinical manifestations in morbid obesity.Pubmed - 2004 Mar 2(2):193-2 Left ventricular hypertrophy and QT interval in obesity and in hypertension: effects of weight loss and of normalisation of blood pressure.Pubmed - 2004 Sep 28(9):1118- Left ventricular structure and function in obese adolescents: relations to cardiovascular fitness, percent body fat, and visceral adiposity, and effects of physical training.Pubmed - 2002 May 109(5):E73-3 Obesity and the heart.Pubmed - 1993 Aug 306(2):117-2 Obesity cardiomyopathy: pathophysiology and evolution of the clinical syndrome.Pubmed - 2001 Apr 321(4):225-3 Obesity, heart failure and sudden death.Pubmed - 2002 Aug 12(4):190-7 Outcomes after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for morbid obesity.Pubmed - 2000 Oct 232(4):515-2 Preoperative evaluation for bariatric surgery using transesophageal dobutamine stress echocardiography.Pubmed - 2004 Aug 14(7):948-5 Relief of cardiorespiratory symptoms and increased physical activity after surgically induced weight loss: results from the Swedish Obese Subjects study.Pubmed - 2000 Jun 160(12):1797- Significant changes in blood pressure, glucose, and lipids with gastric bypass surgery.World J Surg. - 1998 Sep 22(9)():987-9 Sudden cardiac arrest in morbidly obese surgical patients unexplained after autopsy.Pubmed - 1988 Jun 155(6):720-6 Sudden death as a result of heart disease in morbid obesity.Pubmed - 1995 Aug 130(2):306-1 Surgical treatment of obesity: who is an appropriate candidate?Pubmed - 1997 Jun 72(6):551-7 The incidence of clinical postoperative thrombosis after gastric surgery for obesity during 16 years.Pubmed - 1997 Aug 7(4):332-5 Weight loss and progression of early atherosclerosis in the carotid artery: a four-year controlled study of obese subjects.Pubmed - 1999 Sep 23(9):948-5 Obesity Co-morbidities Before and After Surgery C. Lipid Abnormalities List All Articles Cardiac arrhythmias after laparoscopic banding.Pubmed - 2004 Jan 14(1):139-4 Changes in lipid profile after biliopancreatic diversion.Pubmed - 2003 Oct 13(5):756-6 Changes in serum lipids after gastric bypass surgery. 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