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1 American Society for Bariatric Surgery. Rationale for the Surgical Treatment of Morbid Obesity. [Online] 8 April 1998. <www.asbs.org/html/ration.html>.

2 Christou NV, Sampalis JS, Liberman M, et al. Surgery Decreases Long-term Mortality, Morbidity, and Health Care Use in Morbidly Obese Patients. Ann Surg 2004;240(3):416-24.

3 Buchwald H, Avidor Y, Braunwald E, et al. Bariatric Surgery. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. JAMA 2004;292(14):1724-37.

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6 Sampalis J, Liberman M, Auger S, et al. The impact of weight reduction surgery on health-care costs in morbidly obese patients. Obes Surg 2004;14:939-47.

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10 Rasheid S, Magdalena B, Gallagher SF, et al. Gastric Bypass is an Effective Treatment for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Patients with Clinically Significant Obesity. Obes Surg 2003;13:58-61.

11 Gunnbjornsdottir MI, Omenaas E, Gislason T, et al. Obesity and Nocturnal
Gastroesophageal Reflux are Related to Onset of Asthma and Respiratory Symptoms. Eur Respir 2004;24:116-21.

12 Smith SC, Edwards CB, Goodman GN. Symptomatic and Clinical Improvement in Morbidly Obese Patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Following Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass. Obes Surg 1997;7:479-84.

13 Perry Y, Courcoulas AP, Fernando HC, et al. Laparoscopic Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass for Recalcitrant Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease In Morbidly Obese Patients. J Lap Surg 2004 Jan-Mar;8(1):19-23.

14 Simard B, Turcotte H, Marceau P, et al. Asthma and Sleep Apnea in Patients with Morbid Obesity: Outcome After Bariatric Surgery. Obes Surg 2004;14:1381-88.

15 Eid GM, Cottam DR, Velcu LM, et al. Effective Treatment of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome with Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass. SOARD 2005 Mar;1(2):77-80.

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17 Kushner RF. Roadmaps for Clinical Practice: Case Studies in Disease Prevention and Health Promotion—Assessment and Management of Adult Obesity: A Primer for Physicians (Booklet 7: Surgical Management). Chicago, IL. American Medical Association 2003.

18 Fitch K, Pyenson B, Abbs S, et al. Research Report: Obesity: A Big Problem Getting Bigger. 2004 Mar.

19 Balsiger BM, Kennedy FP, abu-Lebdeh HS, et al. Prospective Evaluation of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass as Primary Operation for Medically Complicated Obesity. Mayo Clinic Proc 2000 Jul;75(7):673-80.

20 Foster G, Wadden T, Makris A, et al. Primary Care Physicians’ Attitudes about Obesity and Its Treatment. Obes Res 2003;11(10):1168-77.

21 American Society for Bariatric Surgery 2005.  

22 American College of Surgeons. Recommendations for Facilities Performing Bariatric Surgery. Bulletin of American College of Surgeons 2000 Sep;85(9):20-3.

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24 Nguyen NT, Ho HS, Palmer LS, et al. A Comparison Study of Laparoscopic Versus Open Gastric Bypass for Morbid Obesity. J Am Coll Surg 2000 Aug;191(2):140-55.

25 Schauer PR, Ikramuddin S, Gourash W, et al. Outcomes After Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass for Morbid Obesity. Ann Surg 2000 Oct;232(4):515-29.

26 Buchwald H. 2004 ASBS Consensus Conference Statement, Bariatric surgery for morbid obesity: Health implications for patients, health professionals, and third party payers. SOARD 2005;(1):371-8.

27 Long SD, O’Brien K, MacDonald KG, et al. Weight Loss in Severely Obese Subjects Prevents the Progression of Impaired Glucose Tolerance to Type 2 Diabetes: A Longitudinal Interventional Study. Diabetes Care 1994;17(5):372-5.

 

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