2008
The paradox of the pouch: prompt emptying predicts improved weight loss after laparoscopic Roux-Y gastric bypass
Akkary E, Sidani S, Boonsiri J, Yu S, Dziura J, Duffy AJ, Bell RL. The paradox of the pouch: prompt emptying predicts improved weight loss after laparoscopic Roux-Y gastric bypass. Surgical Endoscopy 2008, 23: 790. PMID: 18806946, DOI: 10.1007/s00464-008-0069-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeight lossGastric bypassLaparoscopic RouxOperative timeGastric pouchSlow emptyingAnalysis of covarianceBody mass index lossLinear stapler techniqueUpper gastrointestinal evaluationGroup B patientsPostoperative day 1Postoperative weight lossInfluences weight lossLength of stayMore weight lossAnastomotic edemaUGI studiesProspective databaseRate of contrastB patientsGastrointestinal evaluationPatient demographicsSingle surgeonNormal gastric
2003
A 5‐HT2C receptor promoter polymorphism (HTR2C − 759C/T) is associated with obesity in women, and with resistance to weight loss in heterozygotes
Pooley EC, Fairburn CG, Cooper Z, Sodhi MS, Cowen PJ, Harrison PJ. A 5‐HT2C receptor promoter polymorphism (HTR2C − 759C/T) is associated with obesity in women, and with resistance to weight loss in heterozygotes. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics 2003, 126B: 124-127. PMID: 15048662, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.20143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObese womenWeight lossPromoter polymorphismNon-obese womenHigh triglyceride levelsInfluences weight lossAnti-obesity drugsRT-PCR studiesObese groupT statusTriglyceride levelsRisk factorsAntipsychotic drugsObesity trialsFrontal cortexPharmacogenetic testingSerotonin 5C subjectsBody weightC alleleWeight gainObesityT subjectsWomenPsychological treatment
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