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1: Melinek J, Livingston E, Cortina G, Fishbein MC.

Autopsy findings following gastric bypass surgery for morbid obesity.
Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2002 Sep;126(9):1091-5.
PMID: 12204059 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

2: Westling A, Bergqvist D, Bostrom A, Karacagil S, Gustavsson S.

Incidence of deep venous thrombosis in patients undergoing obesity surgery.
World J Surg. 2002 Apr;26(4):470-3.
PMID: 11910482 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

3: Kalfarentzos F, Stavropoulou F, Yarmenitis S, Kehagias I, Karamesini M, Dimitrakopoulos A, Maniati A.

Prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism using two different doses of low-molecular-weight heparin (nadroparin) in bariatric surgery: a prospective randomized trial.
Obes Surg. 2001 Dec;11(6):670-6.
PMID: 11775562 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

4: Byrne TK.

Complications of surgery for obesity.
Surg Clin North Am. 2001 Oct;81(5):1181-93, vii-viii. Review.
PMID: 11589251 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

5: Sugerman HJ, Sugerman EL, Wolfe L, Kellum JM Jr, Schweitzer MA, DeMaria EJ.

Risks and benefits of gastric bypass in morbidly obese patients with severe venous stasis disease.
Ann Surg. 2001 Jul;234(1):41-6.
PMID: 11460821 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

6: Schauer PR, Ikramuddin S, Gourash W, Ramanathan R, Luketich J.

Outcomes after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for morbid obesity.
Ann Surg. 2000 Oct;232(4):515-29.
PMID: 10998650 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

7: Wu EC, Barba CA.

Current practices in the prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism in bariatric surgery.
Obes Surg. 2000 Feb;10(1):7-13; discussion 14.
PMID: 10715636 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

8: Murr MM, Balsiger BM, Kennedy FP, Mai JL, Sarr MG.

Malabsorptive procedures for severe obesity: comparison of pancreaticobiliary bypass and very very long limb Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.
J Gastrointest Surg. 1999 Nov-Dec;3(6):607-12.
PMID: 10554367 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

9: Eriksson S, Backman L, Ljungstrom KG.

The incidence of clinical postoperative thrombosis after gastric surgery for obesity during 16 years.
Obes Surg. 1997 Aug;7(4):332-5; discussion 336.
PMID: 9730520 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

10: Curry TK, Carter PL, Porter CA, Watts DM.

Resectional gastric bypass is a new alternative in morbid obesity.
Am J Surg. 1998 May;175(5):367-70.
PMID: 9600279 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

11: Behrns KE, Smith CD, Kelly KA, Sarr MG.

Reoperative bariatric surgery. Lessons learned to improve patient selection and results.
Ann Surg. 1993 Nov;218(5):646-53.
PMID: 8239779 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

12: Buckwalter JA, Herbst CA Jr.

Perioperative complications of gastric restrictive operations.
Am J Surg. 1983 Nov;146(5):613-8.
PMID: 6638266 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

13: Wills CE Jr.

Gastric bypass for morbid obesity.
J Med Assoc Ga. 1981 Oct;70(10):725-7. No abstract available.
PMID: 7338675 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

14: Halverson JD.

Obesity surgery in perspective.
Surgery. 1980 Feb;87(2):119-27.
PMID: 7355384 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

15: Pace WG, Martin EW Jr, Tetirick T, Fabri PJ, Carey LC.

Gastric partitioning for morbid obesity.
Ann Surg. 1979 Sep;190(3):392-400.
PMID: 485614 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

16: Mason EE.

Gastric bypass for morbid obesity.
Surg Annu. 1979;11:99-126. Review. No abstract available.
PMID: 388696 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

17: Printen KJ, Miller EV, Mason EE, Barnes RW.

Venous thromboembolism in the morbidly obese.
Surg Gynecol Obstet. 1978 Jul;147(1):63-4.
PMID: 663811 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

18: Mason EE, Printen KJ, Hartford CE, Boyd WC.

Optimizing results of gastric bypass.
Ann Surg. 1975 Oct;182(4):405-14.
PMID: 1180579 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

 


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