Obesity Surgery

Some Consequences of the Global Obesity Epidemic
pp. 1-2(2)
Author: Mervyn Deitel

Contribution of Bariatric Surgery to the Comprehension of Morbid Obesity
pp. 3-10(8)
Author: Picard Marceau

Relationship between Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in Leptin, IL6 and Adiponectin Genes and their Circulating Product in Morbidly Obese Subjects before and after Gastric Banding Surgery
pp. 11-23(13)
Authors: Christine Poitou; Jean-Marc Lacorte; Muriel Coupaye; Sandrine Bertrais; Jean-François Bedel; Nicolas Lafon; Jean-Luc Bouillot; Pilar Galan; Françoise Borson-Chazot; Arnaud Basdevant; Christiane Coussieu; Karine Clément

The Cost Effectiveness of Laparoscopic versus Open Gastric Bypass Surgery
pp. 24-34(11)
Authors: James H. Paxton; Jeffrey B. Matthews

Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass with 2-metre Long Biliopancreatic Limb for Morbid Obesity: Technique and Experience with the First 150 Patients
pp. 35-42(8)
Authors: Björn Geir Leifsson; Hjörtur Georg Gislason

Factors Influencing Survival following Surgical Treatment of Obesity
pp. 43-50(8)
Authors: Wei Zhang; Edward E. Mason; Kathleen E. Renquist; M. Bridget Zimmerman; IBSR Contributors

Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass in Patients with BMI <50: A Prospective Randomized Trial Comparing Short and Long Limb Lengths
pp. 51-57(7)
Authors: William B. Inabnet; Theresa Quinn; Michel Gagner; Meredith Urban; Alfons Pomp

Bispectral Index (BIS) Monitoring in Morbidly Obese Patients undergoing Gastric Bypass Surgery: Experience in 23 Patients
pp. 58-62(5)
Authors: Ageliki Pandazi; Anastasia Bourlioti; Georgia Kostopanagiotou

Invited Commentary

Beneficial Effects of Humidified, Warmed Carbon Dioxide Insufflation during Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery: a Randomized Clinical Trial
pp. 64-69(6)
Authors: Richard H. Savel; Shyamasundar Balasubramanya; Samy Lasheen; Teimuraz Gaprindashvili; Eddie Arabov; Rafael M. Fazylov; Richard S. Lazzaro; Jerzy M. Macura

Impact of a Warm Gas Insufflation on Operating-Room Ergonometrics during Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass: A Pilot Study
pp. 70-72(3)
Authors: Alfonso Barnard Barragan; Eldo Ermenegildo Frezza

Invited Commentary

Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass versus Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding in the Super-obese: A Comparative Study of 290 Patients
pp. 76-81(6)
Authors: Philippe Mognol; Denis Chosidow; Jean-Pierre Marmuse

Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding: Early Experience in 400 Consecutive Patients in the USA
pp. 82-87(6)
Authors: Brad M. Watkins; Kevin F. Montgomery; Jessie H. Ahroni

Nutritional Behavior as a Predictor of Early Success after Vertical Gastroplasty
pp. 88-94(7)
Authors: Aline Israel; Gilbert Sebbag; ora Fraser; Isaac Levy

Implantable Gastric Stimulation Inhibits Gastric Motility via Sympathetic Pathway in Dogs
pp. 95-100(6)
Authors: Hongbing Zhu; Jiande D.Z. Chen

Intragastric Balloon for Obesity: A Retrospective Evaluation of Tolerance and Efficacy
pp. 101-105(5)
Authors: Abdulhameed Al-Momen; Ibrahim El-Mogy

Surgery for Morbid Obesity: Selection of Operation Based on Evidence from Literature Review
pp. 106-113(8)
Authors: Carlos Manterola; Viviana Pineda; Manuel Vial; Héctor Losada; Sergio Muñoz

Choosing an Operation for Weight Control, and the Transected Banded Gastric Bypass
pp. 114-121(8)
Authors: Mathias A.L. Fobi; Hoil Lee; Basil Felahy; Kekah Che; Peter Ako; Nicole Fobi

A Simple Novel Technique for Intragastric Balloon Retrieval
pp. 122-124(3)
Authors: John T. Jenkins; David J. Galloway

Practice Makes Perfect? Patient Response to a PreBariatric Surgery Behavior Modification Program
pp. 125-132(8)
Authors: Dana Brandenburg; Rebecca Kotlowski

Band Slippage – a Potentially Life-Threatening Complication after Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding
pp. 133-136(4)
Authors: Stephan Kriwanek; Martin Schermann; Sirwan Ali Abdullah; Rudolf Roka

Renal Failure, Glomerulonephritis and Morbid Obesity: Improvement after Rapid Weight Loss following Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass
pp. 137-140(4)
Authors: Flavia C. Soto; Guillermo Higa-Sansone; John B. Copley; Mariana Berho; Colleen Kennedy; Emanuelle LoMenzo; David Podkameni; Samuel Szomstein; Raul J. Rosenthal

Universal Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding?
pp. 141-142(2)
Authors: Stephan Kriwanek; Martin Schermann; Sirwan Ali Abdullah

Reply
pp. 142-143(2)
Author: Michael Korenkov