Fernando Pimentel

Open label, prospective, randomized controlled trial of an endoscopic duodenal-jejunal bypass sleeve versus low calorie diet for pre-operative weight loss in bariatric surgery

Michael Tarnoff, Leonardo Rodríguez, Alex Escalona et al. · Surgical Endoscopy · 2008 · 173 citations

Agriculture, Nutrition, Surgery +17

Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy as a Stand-Alone Procedure for Morbid Obesity: Report of 1,000 Cases and 3-Year Follow-Up

Camilo Boza, José Salinas, Napoleón Salgado et al. · Obesity Surgery · 2012 · 154 citations

Medicine, Surgery, General Surgery +9

Weight Loss and Metabolic Improvement in Morbidly Obese Subjects Implanted for 1 Year With an Endoscopic Duodenal-Jejunal Bypass Liner

Alex Escalona, Fernando Pimentel, Allan Sharp et al. · Annals of Surgery · 2012 · 113 citations

Medicine, Endocrinology, Surgery +17

Importance of Routine Preoperative Upper GI Endoscopy: Why All Patients Should Be Evaluated?

Rodrigo Muñoz, Luis Ibáñez, José Salinas et al. · Obesity Surgery · 2008 · 105 citations

Medicine, Surgery, General Surgery +9

Distinct patterns in the gut microbiota after surgical or medical therapy in obese patients

Daniel A. Medina, Juan Pedreros, Dannae Turiel et al. · PeerJ · 2017 · 100 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Microbiology, Surgery +17