title: Open and laparoscopic surgical modalities for the management of obesity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, The University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. schauerpr@msx.upmc.edu.
authors.forename: Philip R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Schauer
mesh_terms: D015897:Comorbidity; D015390:Gastric Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D015391:Gastroplasty / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008286:Malabsorption Syndromes / Q000209:etiology; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome