Early Results of Laparoscopic Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch: A Case Series of 40 Consecutive Patients

By C. Ren, E. Patterson, M. Gagner. Obesity Surgery, 2000

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First Report from the American College of Surgeons -- Bariatric Surgery Center Network: Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy has Morbidity and Effectiveness Positioned Between the Band and the Bypass (2011, background): “11 The National Coverage Determination for bariatric surgery stated that CMS would reimburse bariatric procedures “only when performed at facilities that are: (1) certified by the American College of Surgeons as a Level 1 Bariatric Surgery Center; or (2) certified by the American Society for Bariatr”
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, The Obesity Society, and American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery Medical Guidelines for Clinical Practice for the perioperative nutritional, metabolic, and nonsurgical support of the bariatric surgery patient. (2008, unknown): “[86] Ren CJ, Patterson E, Gagner M.”
Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy as an initial weight-loss procedure for high-risk patients with morbid obesity (2006, background): “However, they often carry an operative risk of morbidity and mortality that is two to three times greater than the typical morbidly obese patient, often rendering them ineligible for bariatric surgery [10].”