Weight Loss Surgery

• Latest News
• Treating Bacteria Helpful Before Surgery (10/19/2004, United Press International)
• Nerve Damage Risk Seen After Obesity Surgery (10/14/2004, Reuters Health)
• U.S. Report Favors Weight Loss Surgery (10/11/2004, United Press International)
• Treatment for Extremely Obese Americans Who Suffer Life-Threatening Illnesses Finds Weight-Loss Surgery More Effective (10/08/2004, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
• More News on Weight Loss Surgery

• From the National Institutes of Health
• Gastrointestinal Surgery for Severe Obesity (NIDDK Weight-control Information Network)

• Overviews
• Obesity Surgery (American Obesity Association)
• Surgery for Obesity: What Is It and When Is It Appropriate? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

• Clinical Trials
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Obesity (National Institutes of Health)
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Gastric Bypass (National Institutes of Health)

• Specific Conditions
• Gastric Bypass Procedure: Questions and Answers (Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
• Implanted Stomach Band to Treat Severe Obesity Approved (Food and Drug Administration)
• Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Procedure (Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
• Several Factors Contribute to Complications Following Weight Loss Surgery (American Medical Association)

• Research
• Treatment for Extremely Obese Americans Who Suffer Life-Threatening Illnesses Finds Weight-Loss Surgery More Effective (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)

• Organizations
• American Obesity Association
• National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases