Helmut G Weiss

Summary

Affiliation: University of Innsbruck
Country: Austria

Publications

  1. ncbi Organ transplantation and obesity: evaluation, risks and benefits of therapeutic strategies
    H Weiss
    Department of General and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Innsbruck, Austria
    Obes Surg 10:465-9. 2000
  2. ncbi Pregnancies after adjustable gastric banding
    H G Weiss
    Department of General Surgery, University Hospital of Innsbruck, Austria
    Obes Surg 11:303-6. 2001
  3. ncbi Effects of adjustable gastric banding on altered gut neuropeptide levels in morbidly obese patients
    H Weiss
    General Surgery and Vascular Surgery Department, University Hospital Innsbruck, Austria
    Obes Surg 11:735-9. 2001
  4. ncbi Adjustable gastric and esophagogastric banding: a randomized clinical trial
    Helmut G Weiss
    Department of General Surgery, University of Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, A 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
    Obes Surg 12:573-8. 2002
  5. ncbi Surgical revision after failure of laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding
    H G Weiss
    Department of General Surgery, University Hospital Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
    Br J Surg 91:235-41. 2004
  6. ncbi Bariatric surgery cannot prevent tryptophan depletion due to chronic immune activation in morbidly obese patients
    Gerald Brandacher
    Department of General and Transplant Surgery, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for AIDS-Research, Innsbruck Medical University, Anichstrasse 35, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
    Obes Surg 16:541-8. 2006
  7. ncbi Band leakage after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding
    Reinhard P Mittermair
    Department of Surgery, University Hospital Innsbruck, University of Innsbruck, Austria
    Obes Surg 13:913-7. 2003
  8. ncbi DaVinci robotic-assisted laparoscopic bariatric surgery: is it justified in a routine setting?
    Gilbert Mühlmann
    Department of General and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Innsbruck, Austria
    Obes Surg 13:848-54. 2003
  9. ncbi Prognostic value of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase expression in colorectal cancer: effect on tumor-infiltrating T cells
    Gerald Brandacher
    Department of General and Transplant Surgery, Innsbruck Medical University, Austria
    Clin Cancer Res 12:1144-51. 2006
  10. ncbi Chronic immune activation underlies morbid obesity: is IDO a key player?
    G Brandacher
    Department of General and Transplant Surgery, D Swarovski Research Laboratory, Innsbruck Medical University, Anichstrasse 35, A 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
    Curr Drug Metab 8:289-95. 2007

Detail Information

Publications11

  1. ncbi Organ transplantation and obesity: evaluation, risks and benefits of therapeutic strategies
    H Weiss
    Department of General and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Innsbruck, Austria
    Obes Surg 10:465-9. 2000
    ..Overweight reduction following organ transplantation interferes with diverse effects associated with immunosuppressive therapy. A case of adjustable gastric banding following renal transplantation is presented...
  2. ncbi Pregnancies after adjustable gastric banding
    H G Weiss
    Department of General Surgery, University Hospital of Innsbruck, Austria
    Obes Surg 11:303-6. 2001
    ..We evaluated outcome of pregnancies of morbidly obese women who are within the first 2 years after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding...
  3. ncbi Effects of adjustable gastric banding on altered gut neuropeptide levels in morbidly obese patients
    H Weiss
    General Surgery and Vascular Surgery Department, University Hospital Innsbruck, Austria
    Obes Surg 11:735-9. 2001
    ..Since the adjustable gastric band prevents gastroesophageal reflux in morbidly obese patients, this study was performed to investigate plasma levels of N and M before and after adjustable gastric banding (AGB)...
  4. ncbi Adjustable gastric and esophagogastric banding: a randomized clinical trial
    Helmut G Weiss
    Department of General Surgery, University of Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, A 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
    Obes Surg 12:573-8. 2002
    ..Adjustable gastric banding and esophagogastric banding may affect the function of the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) and esophageal motility in the long-term. Both methods were evaluated in a prospective randomized trial...
  5. ncbi Surgical revision after failure of laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding
    H G Weiss
    Department of General Surgery, University Hospital Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
    Br J Surg 91:235-41. 2004
    ..This paper reports the outcome of surgical revision for complications following laparoscopic placement of an adjustable silicone gastric band (AGB) to treat morbid obesity...
  6. ncbi Bariatric surgery cannot prevent tryptophan depletion due to chronic immune activation in morbidly obese patients
    Gerald Brandacher
    Department of General and Transplant Surgery, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for AIDS-Research, Innsbruck Medical University, Anichstrasse 35, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
    Obes Surg 16:541-8. 2006
    ..This might thereby be responsible for diminished serotonin functions, leading to unchanged satiety dysregulation and a reward-deficiency-syndrome...
  7. ncbi Band leakage after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding
    Reinhard P Mittermair
    Department of Surgery, University Hospital Innsbruck, University of Innsbruck, Austria
    Obes Surg 13:913-7. 2003
    ..Nevertheless, leakage of the adjustable balloon is a known complication. The aim of this study was to assess the incidence and reasons for balloon leakage of the Swedish adjustable gastric band (SAGB)...
  8. ncbi DaVinci robotic-assisted laparoscopic bariatric surgery: is it justified in a routine setting?
    Gilbert Mühlmann
    Department of General and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Innsbruck, Austria
    Obes Surg 13:848-54. 2003
    ..We aimed to assess the feasibility of robotic-assisted laparoscopic bariatric operations and to critically elucidate the technical and financial advantages and patient outcome...
  9. ncbi Prognostic value of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase expression in colorectal cancer: effect on tumor-infiltrating T cells
    Gerald Brandacher
    Department of General and Transplant Surgery, Innsbruck Medical University, Austria
    Clin Cancer Res 12:1144-51. 2006
    ..In this study, we examined the contribution of the immunomodulatory enzyme indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) on this phenomenon...
  10. ncbi Chronic immune activation underlies morbid obesity: is IDO a key player?
    G Brandacher
    Department of General and Transplant Surgery, D Swarovski Research Laboratory, Innsbruck Medical University, Anichstrasse 35, A 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
    Curr Drug Metab 8:289-95. 2007
    ..We here review the potential pathogenic links between chronic immune activation and decreased IDO mediated tryptophan and serotonin levels in morbid obesity...
  11. ncbi Potential applications of global protein expression analysis (proteomics) in morbid obesity and bariatric surgery
    Gerald Brandacher
    Department of General and Transplant Surgery, Innsbruck Medical University, Anichstrasse 35, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria
    Obes Surg 18:905-10. 2008
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