***Article 1
Total Cites: 188
Article Title: PLASMA GHRELIN LEVELS AFTER DIET-INDUCED WEIGHT LOSS OR GASTRIC BYPASS SURGERY.
Authors: Cummings, DE, Weigle, DS, Frayo, RS, Breen, PA, Ma, MK, Dellinger, EP, Purnell, JQ
Journal: NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
Volume: 346
Page: 1623-1630
Year: 2002
Addresses: 
· Vet Affairs Puget Sound Hlth Care Syst, Seattle Div, 1660 S Columbian Way, S-111-Endo, Seattle, WA, USA
· UNIV WASHINGTON, Dept Med, Seattle, WA, USA
· UNIV WASHINGTON, Dept Surg, Seattle, WA, USA
· UNIV WASHINGTON, Harborview Med Ctr, Seattle, WA, USA
· UNIV HOSP, Seattle, WA, USA
· OREGON HLTH SCI UNIV, Dept Med, Portland, OR, USA

***Article 2
Total Cites: 43
Article Title: LONG-TERM RESULTS OF LAPAROSCOPIC ADJUSTABLE GASTRIC BANDING FOR THE TREATMENT OF MORBID OBESITY
Authors: Belachew, M, Belva, PH, Desaive, C
Journal: OBESITY SURGERY
Volume: 12
Page: 564-568
Year: 2002
Addresses: 
· CHRH, Serv Chirurg Univ, 2 Rue Trois Ponts, B-4500 Huy, Belgium
· CHRH, Serv Chirurg Univ, B-4500 Huy, Belgium
· UNIV LIEGE, B-4000 Liege, Belgium
· FREE UNIV BRUSSELS, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
· CHU Charleroi, Charleroi, Belgium
· UNIV LIEGE, Liege, Belgium

***Article 3
Total Cites: 36
Article Title: THE LAPAROSCOPIC ADJUSTABLE GASTRIC BAND (LAP-BAND (R)): A PROSPECTIVE STUDY OF MEDIUM-TERM EFFECTS ON WEIGHT, HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE
Authors: Obrien, PE, Dixon, JB, Brown, W, Schachter, LM, Chapman, L, Burn, AJ, Dixon, ME, Scheinkestel, C, Halket, C, Sutherland, LJ, Korin, A, Baquie, P
Journal: OBESITY SURGERY
Volume: 12
Page: 652-660
Year: 2002
Addresses: 
· MONASH UNIV, Alfred Hosp, Dept Surg, Melbourne, Australia
· MONASH UNIV, Alfred Hosp, Dept Surg, Melbourne, Australia

***Article 4
Total Cites: 28
Article Title: BARIATRIC SURGERY AND LONG-TERM CONTROL OF MORBID OBESITY
Authors: Brolin, RE
Journal: JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
Volume: 288
Page: 2793-2796
Year: 2002
Addresses: 
· St Peters Univ Hosp, 254 Easton Ave, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
· St Peters Univ Hosp, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
· UNIV PITTSBURGH, Med Ctr, Dept Surg, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

***Article 5
Total Cites: 28
Article Title: HEALTH OUTCOMES OF SEVERELY OBESE TYPE 2 DIABETIC SUBJECTS 1 YEAR AFTER LAPAROSCOPIC ADJUSTABLE GASTRIC BANDING
Authors: Dixon, JB, Obrien, PE
Journal: DIABETES CARE
Volume: 25
Page: 358-363
Year: 2002
Addresses: 
· MONASH UNIV, Alfred Hosp, Dept Surg, Melbourne, Australia
· MONASH UNIV, Alfred Hosp, Dept Surg, Melbourne, Australia

***Article 6
Total Cites: 28
Article Title: PLASMA ACYLATION-STIMULATING PROTEIN, ADIPONECTIN, LEPTIN, AND GHRELIN BEFORE AND AFTER WEIGHT LOSS INDUCED BY GASTRIC BYPASS SURGERY IN MORBIDLY OBESE SUBJECTS
Authors: Faraj, M, Havel, PJ, Phelis, S, Blank, D, Sniderman, AD, Cianflone, K
Journal: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM
Volume: 88
Page: 1594-1602
Year: 2003
Addresses: 
· MCGILL UNIV, Mike Rosenbloom Lab Cardiovasc Res, Ctr Hlth, Royal Victoria Hosp, Montreal, Canada
· MCGILL UNIV, Mike Rosenbloom Lab Cardiovasc Res, Ctr Hlth, Royal Victoria Hosp, Montreal, Canada
· ROYAL VICTORIA HOSP, Div Clin Biochem, Montreal, Canada
· UNIV CALIF DAVIS, Dept Nutr, Davis, CA, USA

***Article 7
Total Cites: 28
Article Title: LAPAROSCOPIC BANDING: SELECTION AND TECHNIQUE IN 830 PATIENTS
Authors: Favretti, F, Cadiere, GB, Segato, G, Himpens, J, De LUCA, M, Busetto, L, De MARCHI, F, Foletto, M, Caniato, D, Lise, M, Enzi, G
Journal: OBESITY SURGERY
Volume: 12
Page: 385-390
Year: 2002
Addresses: 
· Contra Chioare 13, I-36100 Vicenza, Italy
· UNIV PADUA, Obes Ctr, Padua, Italy
· FREE UNIV BRUSSELS, Dept Surg, Brussels, Belgium

***Article 8
Total Cites: 27
Article Title: RESULTS OF 281 CONSECUTIVE TOTAL LAPAROSCOPIC ROUX-EN-Y GASTRIC BYPASSES TO TREAT MORBID OBESITY
Authors: Demaria, J, Sugerman, HJ, Kellum, JM, Meador, JG, Wolfe, LG
Journal: ANNALS OF SURGERY
Volume: 235
Page: 640-645
Year: 2002
Addresses: 
· VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIV, Med Coll Virginia, Ctr MIS, 1200 W Broad St, Richmond, VA, USA
· VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIV, Med Coll Virginia, Ctr MIS, Richmond, VA, USA
· VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIV, Med Coll Virginia, Dept Surg, Richmond, VA, USA

***Article 9
Total Cites: 25
Article Title: LAPAROSCOPIC ADJUSTABLE SILICONE GASTRIC BANDING FOR MORBID OBESITY - RESULTS AND COMPLICATIONS IN 715 PATIENTS
Authors: Szold, A, Abu-abeid, S
Journal: SURG ENDOSC-ULTRASOUND INTERV
Volume: 16
Page: 230-233
Year: 2002
Addresses: 
· TEL AVIV SOURASKY MED CTR, Dept Surg B, Adv Endoscop Surg Serv, 6 Weizmann St, IL-64239 Tel Aviv, Israel
· TEL AVIV SOURASKY MED CTR, Dept Surg B, Adv Endoscop Surg Serv, IL-64239 Tel Aviv, Israel

***Article 10
Total Cites: 24
Article Title: ROLES FOR GHRELIN IN THE REGULATION OF APPETITE AND BODY WEIGHT
Authors: Cummings, DE, Shannon, MH
Journal: ARCHIVES OF SURGERY
Volume: 138
Page: 389-396
Year: 2003
Addresses: 
· UNIV WASHINGTON, Vet Affairs Puget Sound Hlth Care Syst, Dept Med, Div Metab Endocrinol & Nutr, Seattle, WA, USA
· UNIV WASHINGTON, Vet Affairs Puget Sound Hlth Care Syst, Dept Med, Div Metab Endocrinol & Nutr, Seattle, WA, USA

***Article 11
Total Cites: 21
Article Title: EVOLUTION OF OPERATIVE PROCEDURES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF MORBID OBESITY 1950-2000
Authors: Buchwald, H, Buchwald, JN
Journal: OBESITY SURGERY
Volume: 12
Page: 705-717
Year: 2002
Addresses: 
· UNIV MINNESOTA, Dept Surg, 420 Delaware St SE, Mayo Mail Code 290, Minneapolis, MN, USA
· UNIV MINNESOTA, Dept Surg, Minneapolis, MN, USA
· MEDWRITE Med Commun, Eden Prairie, MN, USA

***Article 12
Total Cites: 21
Article Title: OUTCOME PREDICTORS IN MORBIDLY OBESE RECIPIENTS OF AN ADJUSTABLE GASTRIC BAND
Authors: Busetto, L, Segato, G, De MARCHI, F, Foletto, M, De LUCA, M, Caniato, D, Favretti, F, Lise, M, Enzi, G
Journal: OBESITY SURGERY
Volume: 12
Page: 83-92
Year: 2002
Addresses: 
· UNIV PADUA POLYCLIN, Med Clin 1, Via Giustiniani 2, I-30100 Padua, Italy
· UNIV PADUA, Dept Med & Surg Sci, Obes Unit, Padua, Italy

***Article 13
Total Cites: 21
Article Title: MARKERS OF CHRONIC INFLAMMATION AND OBESITY: A PROSPECTIVE STUDY ON THE REVERSIBILITY OF THIS ASSOCIATION IN MIDDLE-AGED WOMEN UNDERGOING WEIGHT LOSS BY SURGICAL INTERVENTION
Authors: Laimer, M, Ebenbichler, CF, Kaser, S, Sandhofer, A, Weiss, H, Nehoda, H, Aigner, F, Patsch, JR
Journal: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY
Volume: 26
Page: 659-662
Year: 2002
Addresses: 
· INNSBRUCK UNIV, Innere Med Klin, Anichstr 35, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
· INNSBRUCK UNIV, Innere Med Klin, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
· INNSBRUCK UNIV, Chirurg Klin, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria

***Article 14
Total Cites: 21
Article Title: EXPERIENCE WITH LAP-BAND SYSTEM (R) UP TO 7 YEARS
Authors: Vertruyen, M
Journal: OBESITY SURGERY
Volume: 12
Page: 569-572
Year: 2002
Addresses: 
· 255 Rue Stn, B-6210 Reves, Belgium
· Europe St Michel Clin, Dept Laparoscop Gastrointestinal Tract Surg, Brussels, Belgium

***Article 15
Total Cites: 20
Article Title: MALE GENDER IS A PREDICTOR OF MORBIDITY AND AGE A PREDICTOR OF MORTALITY FOR PATIENTS UNDERGOING GASTRIC BYPASS SURGERY
Authors: Livingston, EH, Huerta, S, Arthur, D, Lee, S, De SHIELDS, S, Heber, D
Journal: ANNALS OF SURGERY
Volume: 236
Page: 576-582
Year: 2002
Addresses: 
· UNIV CALIF LOS ANGELES, Bariatr Surg Progam, VAMC Greater Los Angeles Hlth Care Syst, 10833 Le Conte, Los Angeles, CA, USA
· UNIV CALIF LOS ANGELES, Bariatr Surg Progam, VAMC Greater Los Angeles Hlth Care Syst, Los Angeles, CA, USA
· UNIV CALIF LOS ANGELES, Ctr Human Nutr, Los Angeles, CA, USA

***Article 16
Total Cites: 19
Article Title: ADJUSTABLE GASTRIC BANDING IN HOSPITAL: PROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS A PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF 400 PATIENTS
Authors: Chevallier, JM, Zinzindohoue, F, Elian, N, Cherrak, A, Blanche, JP, Berta, JL, Altman, JJ, Cugnenc, PH
Journal: OBESITY SURGERY
Volume: 12
Page: 93-99
Year: 2002
Addresses: 
· HOP EUROPEEN G POMPIDOU, Dept Digest & Gen Surg, 20-40 Rue Leblanc, F-75908 Paris 15, France
· HOP EUROPEEN G POMPIDOU, Dept Digest & Gen Surg, F-75908 Paris 15, France
· HOP EUROPEEN G POMPIDOU, Dept Diabetol & Nutr, F-75908 Paris, France

***Article 17
Total Cites: 18
Article Title: OVERVIEW OF BARIATRIC SURGERY
Authors: Buchwald, H
Journal: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
Volume: 194
Page: 367-375
Year: 2002
Addresses: 
· UNIV MINNESOTA, Dept Surg, 420 Delaware St SE, MMC 2290, Minneapolis, MN, USA
· UNIV MINNESOTA, Dept Surg, Minneapolis, MN, USA

***Article 18
Total Cites: 18
Article Title: GHRELIN: A GUT-BRAIN HORMONE: EFFECT OF GASTRIC BYPASS SURGERY
Authors: Geloneze, B, Tambascia, MA, Pilla, VF, Geloneze, SR, Repetto, EM, Pareja, JC
Journal: OBESITY SURGERY
Volume: 13
Page: 17-22
Year: 2003
Addresses: 
· UNIV CAMPINAS, UNICAMP, Serv Endocrinol, Rua Camargo Paes 251, BR-13073350 Campinas, Brazil
· UNIV CAMPINAS, UNICAMP, Serv Endocrinol, BR-13073350 Campinas, Brazil
· UNIV CAMPINAS, UNICAMP, Obes Surg Unit, BR-13073350 Campinas, Brazil

***Article 19
Total Cites: 18
Article Title: OBESITY AND ITS SURGICAL MANAGEMENT
Authors: Livingston, EH
Journal: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY
Volume: 184
Page: 103-113
Year: 2002
Addresses: 
· UNIV CALIF LOS ANGELES, Sch Med, UCLA Bariatr Surg Program, VAMC Greater Los Angeles Hlth Care Syst, Los Angeles, CA, USA
· UNIV CALIF LOS ANGELES, Sch Med, UCLA Bariatr Surg Program, VAMC Greater Los Angeles Hlth Care Syst, Los Angeles, CA, USA

***Article 20
Total Cites: 16
Article Title: GHRELIN AND ADIPOSE TISSUE REGULATORY PEPTIDES: EFFECT OF GASTRIC BYPASS SURGERY IN OBESE HUMANS
Authors: Holdstock, C, Engstrom, BE, Ohrvall, M, Lind, L, Sundbom, M, Karlsson, FA
Journal: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM
Volume: 88
Page: 3177-3183
Year: 2003
Addresses: 
· UNIV UPPSALA, Dept Med Sci Internal Med, Med Sect, S-75185 Uppsala, Sweden
· UNIV UPPSALA, Dept Med Sci Internal Med, Med Sect, S-75185 Uppsala, Sweden
· UNIV UPPSALA, Dept Publ Hlth & Caring Sci Geriatr, S-75185 Uppsala, Sweden
· UNIV UPPSALA, Dept Surg, S-75185 Uppsala, Sweden