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Edward R. Woodward, MD; J. Howard Payne, MD; Peter A. Salmon, MD; J. Patrick O'Leary, MD

Arch Surg. 1975;110(12):1440-1445.

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The incidence of massive exogenous obesity appears to have greatly increased during the past 25 years. This pathologic condition causes and aggravates a number of medical conditions that can substantially reduce functional capacity and very strikingly limit life expectancy. Intestinal short circuit was introduced by Payne et al¹ and developed by them into the currently used jejunoileal shunt. The procedure, initially used with caution in only a few centers under clinical experimental conditions, is now undergoing more widespread use. The following panelists were asked to answer ten questions concerning the basic disease, its surgical control by shunt surgery, and the consequences thereof.

Question 1: What do you consider to be the cause of morbid obesity?

DR PAYNE: The primary cause is uncontrollable, compulsive eating, and there is probably variation in the capacity to assimilate and store fat. However, endocrine disturbances are very rare.

DR SALMON: The basic cause is . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Edited by Edward R. Woodward, MD, Professor and Chairman, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville. Members of the panel: J. Howard Payne, MD, Clinical Professor of Surgery, University of Southern California, School of Medicine, Los Angeles; Peter A. Salmon, MD, Professor of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; J. Patrick O'Leary, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication June 12, 1975.

Reprint requests to Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610 (Dr Woodward).

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