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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
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Thyroid function in humans with morbid obesity.
Morbidly obese subjects may present with abnormal thyroid function tests but the reported data are scarce. Therefore, we studied… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Versus Mini-Gastric Bypass for the Treatment of Morbid Obesity: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial
Objectives:This prospective, randomized trial compared the safety and effectiveness of laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Intra-abdominal Pressure in the Morbidly Obese
Background: Recent data suggests that increased intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) is one factor associated with the morbidity of… 
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… 
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
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Results of 281 Consecutive Total Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypasses to Treat Morbid Obesity
ObjectiveTo determine the safety and efficacy of laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for the treatment of morbid obesity… 
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
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… 
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