2020
Safety and Efficacy of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery
Ghiassi S, Morton JM. Safety and Efficacy of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery. Current Obesity Reports 2020, 9: 159-164. PMID: 32253662, DOI: 10.1007/s13679-020-00377-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDurable weight lossBariatric surgeryRisk/benefit ratioWeight lossRisk of complicationsCurrent medical treatmentRisk of mortalityObesity-related diseasesReviewBariatric surgeryBariatric proceduresCause morbidityMetabolic surgeryObesity comorbiditiesMedical managementRelated comorbiditiesSafety profileCardiovascular diseaseGlobal prevalenceMedical treatmentSurgeryBenefit ratioMortalityComorbiditiesMorbidityDurable method
2007
Clinical resolution of severely symptomatic pseudotumor cerebri after gastric bypass in an adolescent
Chandra V, Dutta S, Albanese CT, Shepard E, Farrales-Nguyen S, Morton J. Clinical resolution of severely symptomatic pseudotumor cerebri after gastric bypass in an adolescent. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2007, 3: 198-200. PMID: 17324634, DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2006.11.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisual field deficitsPseudotumor cerebriIntracranial pressureGastric bypassField deficitsProgressive visual field deficitIntensive medical managementExcess body weightGastric bypass surgeryObese adolescent girlsElevated intracranial pressureSevere visual impairmentBypass surgeryClinical resolutionLumboperitoneal shuntMedical managementComplete regressionTreatment optionsSymptomatic pseudotumorBody weightCerebriVisual impairmentWeight lossAdolescent girlsBypass