Intragastric Balloon for Preoperative Weight Reduction in Candidates for Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass with Massive Obesity

Longitudinal Gastrectomy as a Treatment for the High-Risk Super-Obese Patient

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Medicine, Clinical Sciences, Surgery +12

Preoperative Low Energy Diet Diminishes Liver Size

Robert J. Fris · Obesity Surgery · 2004 · 230 citations

Medicine, Perioperative Medicine, Surgery +9

The Impact of Preoperative Weight Loss in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass

Raquel Alvarado, Ramzi S. Alami, Gloria P. Hsu et al. · Obesity Surgery · 2005 · 206 citations

Medicine, Perioperative Medicine, Surgery +12

Preoperative Weight Loss by Intragastric Balloon in Super-Obese PatientsTreated with Laparoscopic Gastric Banding: A Case-Control Study

Luca Busetto, G Segato, Maurizio De Luca et al. · Obesity Surgery · 2004 · 147 citations

Medicine, Surgery, Gastroenterology +15

Preparation of Extremely Obese Patients for Laparoscopic Gastric Banding by Gastric Balloon Therapy

Rudolf A. Weiner, H Gutberlet, H. Bockhorn · Obesity Surgery · 1999 · 107 citations

Medicine, Clinical Sciences, Surgery +12