The objective of the study is to provide evidence‐based guidance on nutritional
management and optimal care for pregnancy after bariatric surgery. A consensus meeting of …

Objective To review the effect of morbid obesity surgery on type 2 diabetes mellitus, and to
analyze data that might explain the mechanisms of action of these surgeries and that could …

Objective To evaluate the short-term outcomes for laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in
275 patients with a follow-up of 1 to 31 months. Summary Background Data The Roux-en-Y …

Objective: The present study was designed to document psychiatric disorders among
candidates for weight loss surgery and to examine the relationship of psychopathology to …

Background: The authors have performed the laparoscopic gastric bypass since 1993 and
perform about one-half of bariatric cases laparoscopically. Since our initial report, several …

Background: Biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch (BPD-DS) is an operation which
provides one of the greatest maintained weight losses of any bariatric procedure. We looked …

Background: There is a growing body of evidence showing that the Mini-Gastric Bypass
(MGB) is a safe and effective alternative to other bariatric surgical operations. This study …

Objective Severe obesity (ie, at least 100% overweight or body mass index> or= to40 kg/m
2) is associated with significant morbidity and increased mortality. It is apparently becoming …

Objective: The objective of this study was to present a systematic review of psychological
and psychosocial predictors of weight loss and mental health after bariatric surgery. This …

Of 232 morbidly obese patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus referred to
East Carolina University between March 5, 1979, and January 1, 1994, 154 had a Roux-en …