Obesity Surgery

From the Editor's Desk....Fenfluramines and Heart Valves

Mervyn Deitel

Bariatric Surgery for Morbid Obesity

Mark J Monteforte, Charles M Turkelson

Morbid Obesity: Perceptions of Character and Comorbidities in Falstaff

Henry Buchwald, Mary E Knatterud

Open vs Laparoscopic Vertical Banded Gastroplasty: A case control study with 1-year follow-up

Andrea Dávila-Cervantes, Gabriella Ganci-Cerrud, Rosa Gamino, José Gallegos-Martínez, Jorge González-Barranco, Miguel F Herrera

Micropouch Gastric Bypass: Indications for Gastrostomy Tube Placement in the Bypassed Stomach

Michael H Wood, James Sapala, M Andrew Sapala, Michael P Schuhknecht, Thomas M Flake Jr

Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass: Aspects of Surgical Technique and Early Results

Magnus Sundbom, Sven Gustavsson

Improvement in Co-Morbidities Following Weight Loss From Gastric Bypass Surgery

Atul Dhabuwala, Rebecca J Cannan, Richard S Stubbs

Energy and Nitrogen Absorption after Biliopancreatic Diversion

Nicola Scopinaro, Giuseppe M Marinari, Giovanni Camerini, Fabio Pretolesi, Francesco Papadia, Federica Murelli, Paoloa Marini, Gian Franco Adami

Short-Term Changes in Serum Leptin Concentration Following Biliopancreatic Diversion

Giuseppe M Marinari, Giovanni Camerini, Franca Cella, Nicola Scopinaro, Gian Franco Adami

BAROS: An Effective System to Evaluate the Results of Patients after Bariatric Surgery

Anna Maria Wolf, Andrea Rainer Falcone, Burkhard Kortner, Hans Werner Kuhlmann

Dermolipectomies Following Weight Loss after Surgery for Morbid Obesity

Leonidas Fotopoulos, Ioannis Kehagias, Fotis Kalfarentzos

Breast Reconstruction Facilitated by Vertical Banded Gastroplasty

Gottfried Wechselberger, Martin Haug, Thomas Schoeller, Hermann Nehoda, Hildegunde Piza-Katzer

Organ Transplantation and Obesity: Evaluation, Risks and Benefits of Therapeutic Strategies

H Weiss, H Nehoda, B Labeck, M Oberwalder, F Aigner, A Königsrainer, R Margreiter

Bowel Obstruction after Biliopancreatic Diversion: A Deceptive Complication

Maria Laura Cossu, Matteo Ruggiu, Enrico Fais, Claudio Spartà, Franca Cossu, Giuseppe Noya

Intragastric Erosion Of Laparoscopic Adjustable Silicone Gastric Band

B Vantienen, W Vaneerdeweg, A D'Hoore, G Hubens, T Chapelle, E Eyskens

Understanding the Bariatric Surgical Patient: A Demographic, Lifestyle and Psychological Profile

Katherine M Fox, Susan L Taylor, Judy E Jones

Making the Most of Your Time: The Benefits of Converting Patient Education Programs into Continuing Nursing Education

Judy E Davidson, Charles Callery

American Society for Bariatric Surgery: 18th Annual Meeting, Call for Abstracts

6th World Congress of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity (IFSO)