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Obesity, Morbid

Known as: obesity morbid, Severe obesity, obesity severe 
The condition of weighing two, three, or more times the ideal weight, so called because it is associated with many serious and life-threatening… 
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Obesity

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Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Vs. Mini-gastric Bypass for the Treatment of Morbid Obesity: a 10-Year Experience
BackgroundLaparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) is considered the gold standard for the treatment of morbid obesity but… 
Review
2010
Review
2010
A Review of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy for Morbid Obesity
Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is an innovative approach to the surgical management of morbid obesity. Weight loss may be… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Association of morbid obesity and weight change over time with cardiovascular survival in hemodialysis population.
BACKGROUND In maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) outpatients, a reverse epidemiology is described, ie, baseline obesity appears… 
Review
2005
Review
2005
Psychosocial and behavioral aspects of bariatric surgery.
Bariatric surgery has become an increasingly popular treatment option for individuals with extreme obesity (defined as a BMI > or… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Health monitoring in the home of the future.
We discuss health monitoring as a potential application field for wearable sensors. We present some usage models for health… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
A prospective study of outcome in bulimia nervosa and the long-term effects of three psychological treatments.
BACKGROUND Little is known about the longer-term outcome of bulimia nervosa and the distal effects of treatment. METHODS… 
Review
1992
Review
1992
Economic costs of obesity.
Approximately 34 million US adults were obese in 1980. Obesity is associated with increased risk of noninsulin-dependent diabetes… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Health implications of obesity.
The health risks of obesity increase with its severity and reach significance at a weight greater than 20% above optimal, by… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Gallstone formation after rapid weight loss: a prospective study in patients undergoing gastric bypass surgery for treatment of morbid obesity.
The present study evaluated the incidence of gallstone formation in 105 morbidly obese patients undergoing rapid weight loss… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
A randomized prospective trial of gastric bypass versus vertical banded gastroplasty for morbid obesity and their effects on sweets versus non-sweets eaters.
Vertical banded gastroplasty (VBGP) was compared with Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGBP) in a randomized prospective trial that… 
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