Published in JAMA on October 19, 2005
A comprehensive review on metabolic syndrome. Cardiol Res Pract (2014) 3.47
Management of type 2 diabetes: evolving strategies for the treatment of patients with type 2 diabetes. Metabolism (2011) 1.41
Factors affecting morbidity and mortality of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for clinically severe obesity: an analysis of 1,000 consecutive open cases by a single surgeon. J Gastrointest Surg (2007) 1.39
Factors associated with weight loss after gastric bypass. Arch Surg (2008) 1.26
Physicians' attitudes about referring their type 2 diabetes patients for bariatric surgery. Surg Obes Relat Dis (2012) 0.98
Attitudes about the safety and efficacy of bariatric surgery among patients with type 2 diabetes and a body mass index of 30-40 kg/m2. Surg Obes Relat Dis (2012) 0.98
Intussusception after laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery: an underrecognized complication. Minim Invasive Surg (2012) 0.98
Controlled metabolic diet reduces calcium oxalate supersaturation but not oxalate excretion after bariatric surgery. Urology (2012) 0.88
The use of lorcaserin in the management of obesity: a critical appraisal. Drug Des Devel Ther (2010) 0.81
Weight loss is still an essential intervention in obesity and its complications: a review. J Obes (2012) 0.80
Bariatric surgery for type 2 diabetes reversal: the risks. Diabetes Care (2011) 0.80
Mesenteric defect closure in laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: a randomized controlled trial. Surg Endosc (2014) 0.78
Gut-Brain Endocrine Axes in Weight Regulation and Obesity Pharmacotherapy. J Clin Med (2014) 0.75
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass does not affect daily water intake or the drinking response to dipsogenic stimuli in rats. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol (2014) 0.75
Central Venous Line Placement prior to Gastric Bypass Improves Operating Room Efficiency. ISRN Surg (2012) 0.75
Trends in bariatric surgical procedures. JAMA (2005) 5.67
Early mortality among Medicare beneficiaries undergoing bariatric surgical procedures. JAMA (2005) 3.59
Hospitalization before and after gastric bypass surgery. JAMA (2005) 2.12
2013 AHA/ACC/TOS guideline for the management of overweight and obesity in adults: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines and The Obesity Society. J Am Coll Cardiol (2013) 5.24
2013 AHA/ACC/TOS guideline for the management of overweight and obesity in adults: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines and The Obesity Society. Circulation (2013) 5.02
Safety and efficacy of bariatric surgery: Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery. Surg Obes Relat Dis (2007) 3.67
Weight change and health outcomes at 3 years after bariatric surgery among individuals with severe obesity. JAMA (2013) 3.57
Bariatric surgery: a review of procedures and outcomes. Gastroenterology (2007) 2.00
Early gastrointestinal hemorrhage after laparoscopic gastric bypass. Obes Surg (2003) 1.94
Development and application of biochemical and haematological reference intervals to identify unhealthy green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas). Vet J (2009) 1.94
Physical activity levels of patients undergoing bariatric surgery in the Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery study. Surg Obes Relat Dis (2008) 1.91
Impaired alcohol metabolism after gastric bypass surgery: a case-crossover trial. J Am Coll Surg (2010) 1.84
Pregnancy and fertility following bariatric surgery: a systematic review. JAMA (2008) 1.79
Walking capacity of bariatric surgery candidates. Surg Obes Relat Dis (2011) 1.76
The physiologic effects of pneumoperitoneum in the morbidly obese. Ann Surg (2005) 1.70
Baseline characteristics of participants in the Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery-2 (LABS-2) study. Surg Obes Relat Dis (2013) 1.70
The role of Surgical Champions in the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program--a national survey. J Surg Res (2010) 1.43
Risk stratification of serious adverse events after gastric bypass in the Bariatric Outcomes Longitudinal Database. Surg Obes Relat Dis (2012) 1.42
Relationship of body mass index with demographic and clinical characteristics in the Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery (LABS). Surg Obes Relat Dis (2008) 1.41
Incidence and outcome of anastomotic stricture after laparoscopic gastric bypass. J Gastrointest Surg (2003) 1.40
Is there a benefit to preoperative weight loss in gastric bypass patients? A prospective randomized trial. Surg Obes Relat Dis (2007) 1.38
Thoracoscopic and laparoscopic esophagectomy for benign and malignant disease: lessons learned from 46 consecutive procedures. J Am Coll Surg (2003) 1.36
Factors associated with operative outcomes in laparoscopic gastric bypass. J Am Coll Surg (2003) 1.34
The EMPOWER study: randomized, prospective, double-blind, multicenter trial of vagal blockade to induce weight loss in morbid obesity. Obes Surg (2012) 1.30
Relationship between hospital volume, system clinical resources, and mortality in pancreatic resection. J Am Coll Surg (2009) 1.29
Does gastric bypass alter alcohol metabolism? Surg Obes Relat Dis (2007) 1.28
Incidence of retinopathy of prematurity in the United States: 1997 through 2005. Am J Ophthalmol (2009) 1.26
Three-year follow-up of a prospective randomized trial comparing laparoscopic versus open gastric bypass. Ann Surg (2006) 1.21
The human gut microbiome: a review of the effect of obesity and surgically induced weight loss. JAMA Surg (2013) 1.19
Pre- to postoperative changes in physical activity: report from the longitudinal assessment of bariatric surgery-2 (LABS-2). Surg Obes Relat Dis (2011) 1.19
Effects of weight loss, induced by gastric bypass surgery, on HDL remodeling in obese women. J Lipid Res (2010) 1.16
Revisional bariatric surgery for failed restrictive procedures. Surg Obes Relat Dis (2007) 1.16
Is patient safety improving? National trends in patient safety indicators: 1998-2007. Health Serv Res (2011) 1.15
Succinylcholine: a useful drug in bariatric surgery. Obes Surg (2008) 1.13
Mechanical bowel preparation in intestinal surgery: a meta-analysis and review of the literature. J Gastrointest Surg (2008) 1.10
Low circulating adropin concentrations with obesity and aging correlate with risk factors for metabolic disease and increase after gastric bypass surgery in humans. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2012) 1.09
Assessment of obesity-related comorbidities: a novel scheme for evaluating bariatric surgical patients. J Am Coll Surg (2005) 1.06
The effect of obesity in adolescence on adult health status. Pediatrics (2013) 1.03
Probiotics improve outcomes after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery: a prospective randomized trial. J Gastrointest Surg (2009) 1.02
Systemic stress response after laparoscopic and open gastric bypass. J Am Coll Surg (2002) 1.01
Analytical validation and biological evaluation of a high molecular-weight adiponectin ELISA. Clin Chem (2007) 1.01
Endoscopy is accurate, safe, and effective in the assessment and management of complications following gastric bypass surgery. Am J Gastroenterol (2009) 0.99
Reference intervals for plasma biochemical and hematologic measures in loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) from Moreton Bay, Australia. J Wildl Dis (2010) 0.98
Vagal nerve function in obesity: therapeutic implications. World J Surg (2009) 0.98
Bariatric surgery in patients with morbid obesity and type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care (2008) 0.96
Distribution of 10-year and lifetime predicted risk for cardiovascular disease prior to surgery in the longitudinal assessment of bariatric surgery-2 study. Am J Cardiol (2012) 0.96
Declining incidence of neonatal endophthalmitis in the United States. Am J Ophthalmol (2011) 0.96
Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery (LABS): retention strategy and results at 24 months. Surg Obes Relat Dis (2013) 0.96
Fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis of hindgut bacteria associated with the development of equine laminitis. Environ Microbiol (2007) 0.95
Surveillance for batrachochytrium dendrobatidis using Mixophyes (Anura: Myobatrachidae) larvae. J Wildl Dis (2007) 0.95
Comparison of postoperative hepatic function after laparoscopic versus open gastric bypass. Am J Surg (2003) 0.95
Laparoscopic vs open gastric bypass surgery: differences in patient demographics, safety, and outcomes. Arch Surg (2012) 0.94
Profiling surgical staplers: effect of staple height, buttress, and overlap on staple line failure. Surg Obes Relat Dis (2008) 0.93
Effect of prolonged pneumoperitoneum on intraoperative urine output during laparoscopic gastric bypass. J Am Coll Surg (2002) 0.93
Method for the simultaneous determination of retinol and beta-carotene concentrations in human tissues and plasma. Anal Biochem (2002) 0.92
Normal alcohol metabolism after gastric banding and sleeve gastrectomy: a case-cross-over trial. J Am Coll Surg (2012) 0.92
Morbillivirus infection in live stranded, injured, trapped, and captive cetaceans in southeastern Queensland and northern New South Wales, Australia. J Wildl Dis (2012) 0.92
Gastric bypass reduces biochemical cardiac risk factors. Surg Obes Relat Dis (2006) 0.92
Surgical treatment of obesity. Endocrine (2006) 0.92
Obesity disparities in preventive care: findings from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, 2005-2007. Obesity (Silver Spring) (2011) 0.91
Late gastrointestinal hemorrhage after gastric bypass. Obes Surg (2002) 0.91
Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: differences in outcome between attendings and assistants of different training backgrounds. Obes Surg (2005) 0.91
Thirty-day mortality after bariatric surgery: independently adjudicated causes of death in the longitudinal assessment of bariatric surgery. Obes Surg (2011) 0.90
Prevalence of adverse intraoperative events during obesity surgery and their sequelae. J Am Coll Surg (2012) 0.90
One year improvements in cardiovascular risk factors: a comparative trial of laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass vs. adjustable gastric banding. Obes Surg (2010) 0.89
Hospital readmission after a pancreaticoduodenectomy: an emerging quality metric? HPB (Oxford) (2012) 0.88
Incidental finding of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) during laparoscopic gastric bypass. Obes Surg (2005) 0.88
Treating diabetes with surgery. JAMA (2013) 0.88
Plasma glucose and insulin regulation is abnormal following gastric bypass surgery with or without neuroglycopenia. Obes Surg (2009) 0.87
Bariatric surgical outcomes. Surg Clin North Am (2005) 0.87
Robotic-assisted laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in a patient with midgut malrotation. Surg Obes Relat Dis (2006) 0.87
Assessment of obstructive sleep apnea in adults undergoing bariatric surgery in the longitudinal assessment of bariatric surgery-2 (LABS-2) study. J Clin Sleep Med (2013) 0.87
Expression of transforming growth factor beta1 in patients with and without previous abdominal surgery. Arch Surg (2003) 0.87
Relationship between patient safety and hospital surgical volume. Health Serv Res (2011) 0.87
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) in ducks and in-contact chickens in backyard and smallholder commercial duck farms in Viet Nam. Prev Vet Med (2010) 0.87
Advances in the Science, Treatment, and Prevention of the Disease of Obesity: Reflections From a Diabetes Care Editors' Expert Forum. Diabetes Care (2015) 0.86
Rotavirus differentially infects and polyclonally stimulates human B cells depending on their differentiation state and tissue of origin. J Virol (2010) 0.86
Associations between physical activity and mental health among bariatric surgical candidates. J Psychosom Res (2013) 0.86
Determinants of adverse events in vascular surgery. J Am Coll Surg (2012) 0.85
Introducing laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass at a Veterans Affairs medical facility. Am J Surg (2004) 0.85
Bariatric surgery for the management of obesity: state of the field. Plast Reconstr Surg (2012) 0.84
Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass at a Veterans Affairs and high-volume academic facilities: a comparison of institutional outcomes. Am J Surg (2005) 0.83
Clustering of hydatid infection in macropodids. Int J Parasitol (2007) 0.83
Nature versus nurture: identical twins and bariatric surgery. Obes Surg (2007) 0.83
Tracheal Stenosis Because of Wegener Granulomatosis Misdiagnosed as Asthma. A A Case Rep (2016) 0.82
Abnormal findings on routine upper GI series following laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Obes Surg (2007) 0.82
Retrievable inferior vena cava filters may be safely applied in gastric bypass surgery. Surg Endosc (2007) 0.81
Early and late recipient graft function and donor outcome after laparoscopic vs open adult live donor nephrectomy for pediatric renal transplantation. Arch Surg (2002) 0.81
Laparoscopic versus open gastric bypass. Semin Laparosc Surg (2002) 0.81
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Remarkable Development. JAMA (2015) 0.81
Comparison of totally robotic laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and traditional laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Surg Obes Relat Dis (2006) 0.81
Veterinary students' perceptions of their day-one abilities before and after final-year clinical practice-based training. J Vet Med Educ (2011) 0.81
Does chronic kidney disease affect outcomes after major abdominal surgery? Results from the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. J Gastrointest Surg (2013) 0.81
Orogastric tube complications in laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Obes Surg (2006) 0.80
A simplified approach to the diagnosis of elevated intra-abdominal pressure. J Trauma (2002) 0.80
Disappointing weight loss among shift workers after laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery. Obes Surg (2007) 0.80
Concurrent gastric bypass and repair of anterior abdominal wall hernias. Obes Surg (2006) 0.80
Is endemic stability of tick-borne disease in cattle a useful concept? Trends Parasitol (2012) 0.79
Rationale for laparoscopic gastric bypass. J Am Coll Surg (2005) 0.79
Research considerations in obesity surgery. Obes Res (2002) 0.79