2025
Utilization of Low‐Dose Phentermine for Weight Loss Prior to Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: A Prospective, Randomized, and Placebo‐Controlled Trial
Garcia L, Rivas H, Morton J. Utilization of Low‐Dose Phentermine for Weight Loss Prior to Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: A Prospective, Randomized, and Placebo‐Controlled Trial. Obesity Science & Practice 2025, 11: e70043. PMID: 39830713, PMCID: PMC11739713, DOI: 10.1002/osp4.70043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBody mass indexPreoperative weight lossLow-dose formulationsPlacebo groupWeight lossBariatric surgeryLaparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypassPercentage total weight lossRoux-en-Y gastric bypassPlacebo-controlled trialPreoperative medication useTreatment groupsPost-operative complicationsFollow-up visitImprove weight lossMultivariate regression analysisAverage weight lossSleeve gastrectomyGastric bypassMass indexBariatric patientsTotal weight lossPhenterminePatientsOR time
2007
Size matters: gastric pouch size correlates with weight loss after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
Roberts K, Duffy A, Kaufman J, Burrell M, Dziura J, Bell R. Size matters: gastric pouch size correlates with weight loss after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Surgical Endoscopy 2007, 21: 1397-1402. PMID: 17332953, DOI: 10.1007/s00464-007-9232-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLaparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypassPreoperative body mass indexExcess weight lossBody mass indexGastric pouch sizeRoux-en-Y gastric bypassPouch sizeGastric bypassWeight lossIncreased preoperative BMIMale genderSuccess of surgical therapyMean pouch sizePostoperative day 1ResultsThe mean ageYale-New Haven HospitalUpper gastrointestinal seriesProspective databaseSurgical therapyMorbid obesityStudy patientsBariatric surgeryNew Haven HospitalMean ageMass index
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