Obesity Surgery

Quality of Life Assessment in the Morbidly Obese
pp. 531-533(3)
Authors: Nguyen, Ninh; Varela, Estaban; Nguyen, Tien; Wilson, Samuel

A Case-Controlled Matched-Pair Cohort Study of Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass and Lap-Band^® Patients in a Single US Center with Three-Year Follow-up
pp. 534-540(7)
Authors: Cottam, Daniel; Atkinson, James; Anderson, Aaron; Grace, Brian; Fisher, Barry

Bariatric Surgery Cannot Prevent Tryptophan Depletion Due to Chronic Immune Activation in Morbidly Obese Patients
pp. 541-548(8)
Authors: Brandacher, Gerald; Winkler, Christiana; Aigner, Franz; Schwelberger, Hubert; Schroecksnadel, Katrin; Margreiter, Raimund; Fuchs, Dietmar; Weiss, Helmut

HOMA, QUICKI and MF_fm to Measure Insulin Resistance in Morbid Obesity
pp. 549-553(5)
Authors: Ruano, M; Silvestre, V; Castro, R; García-Lescún, M; Aguirregoicoa, E; Marco, A; Rodríguez, A; García-Blanch, G

The Effect of Biliopancreatic Diversion with Pylorus-Preserving Sleeve Gastrectomy and Duodenal Switch on Fasting Serum Ghrelin, Leptin and Adiponectin Levels: Is there a Hormonal Contribution to the Weight-Reducing Effect of this Procedure?
pp. 554-559(6)
Authors: Kotidis, Efstathios; Koliakos, George; Papavramidis, Theodosios; Papavramidis, Spiros

Is Digital Image Plethysmographic (DIP) Acquisition a Valid New Tool for Preoperative Body Composition Assessment? A Validation by Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry
pp. 560-566(7)
Authors: Di Lorenzo, Nicola; Servidio, Michele; Di Renzo, Laura; Orlandi, Carmine; Coscarella, Giorgio; Gaspari, Achille; De Lorenzo, Antonino

How Do Mental Health Professionals Evaluate Candidates for Bariatric Surgery? Survey Results
pp. 567-573(7)
Authors: Fabricatore, Anthony; Crerand, Canice; Wadden, Thomas; Sarwer, David; Krasucki, Jennifer

Health-Related Quality of Life in Morbid Obesity
pp. 574-579(6)
Authors: Duval, Karine; Marceau, Picard; Lescelleur, Odette; Hould, Frédéric-Simon; Marceau, Simon; Biron, Simon; Lebel, Stéphane; Pérusse, Louis; Lacasse, Yves

Long-Term Health-Related Quality of Life Following Gastric Bypass: Influence of Depression
pp. 580-585(6)
Authors: Sanchez-Santos, Raquel; Del Barrio, Maria; Gonzalez, Cándida; Madico, Carmen; Terrado, Isabel; Gordillo, Maria; Pujol, Jordi; Moreno, Pablo; Masdevall, Carlos

Gastrointestinal Quality of Life Following Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding in Asia
pp. 586-591(6)
Authors: Lee, Wei-Jei; Wang, Weu; Yu, Po-Jui; Wei, Po-Li; Huang, Ming-Te

Gallstone Formation after Weight Loss following Gastric Banding in Morbidly Obese Dutch Patients
pp. 592-596(5)
Authors: Kiewiet, Rosalie; Durian, Marc; van Leersum, Marc; Hesp, Fried; van Vliet, Adrie

Rats Submitted to Gastric Banding are Leaner and Show Distinctive Feeding Patterns
pp. 597-602(6)
Authors: Monteiro, Mariana; Monteiro, J; Águas, Artur; Cardoso, M

Vitamin and Trace Mineral Levels after Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass
pp. 603-606(4)
Authors: Madan, Atul; Orth, Whitney; Tichansky, David; Ternovits, Craig

Histological Findings in the Liver Before and After Gastric Bypass
pp. 607-611(5)
Authors: Csendes, Attila; Smok, Gladys; Burgos, Ana

Gastric Ghrelin Expression Associated with Helicobacter pylori Infection and Chronic Gastritis in Obese Patients
pp. 612-619(8)
Authors: Liew, Phui-Ly; Lee, Wei-Jei; Lee, Yi-Chih; Chen, Wei-Yu

Effect of a Polyethylene Endoluminal Duodeno-Jejunal Tube (EDJT) on Weight Gain: A Feasibility Study in a Porcine Model
pp. 620-626(7)
Authors: Milone, Luca; Gagner, Michel; Ueda, Kazuki; Bardaro, Sergio; Ki-Young, Yoon

One-Year Experience with Tantalus^™: a New Surgical Approach to Treat Morbid Obesity
pp. 627-634(8)
Authors: Bohdjalian, Arthur; Prager, Gerhard; Aviv, Ricardo; Policker, Shai; Schindler, Karin; Kretschmer, Silke; Riener, Raphaela; Zacherl, Johannes; Ludvik, Bernhard

Heliosphere^® Bag in the Treatment of Severe Obesity: Preliminary Experience
pp. 635-637(3)
Authors: Forestieri, P; De Palma, G; Formato, A; Giuliano, M; Monda, A; Pilone, V; Romano, A; Tramontano, S

Staplerless Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass: a New Option in Bariatric Surgery
pp. 638-645(8)
Authors: de Menezes Ettinger, João; Ramos, Almino; Ázaro, Euler; Galvão-Neto, Manoel; Mello, Carlos; Galvão, Manoela; Amaral, Paulo; Carlo, Andrei; Fahel, Edvaldo

Perioperative Comparison of the MiniMizer^® Extra Band with the Other Laparoscopic Gastric Bands
pp. 646-650(5)
Authors: Szewczyk, Tomasz; Modzelewski, Bogdan

Peptide YY(1-36) and Peptide YY(3-36): Part I. Distribution, Release and Actions
pp. 651-658(8)
Author: Ballantyne, Garth

Six Steps to Fast-Track Insurance Approval for Bariatric Surgery
pp. 659-663(5)
Author: Frezza, Eldo

Fracture of the Spike of the Circular Stapler: an Unexpected Cause of Conversion of a Laparoscopic Vertical Banded Gastroplasty
pp. 664-666(3)
Authors: Menenakos, Evangelos; Lagoudianakis, Emmanuel; Dardamanis, Dimitrios; Theodorou, Dimitrios; Leandros, Emmanuel; Bramis, John

Perforation of the Esophagus Caused by the Insertion of an Intragastric Balloon for the Treatment of Obesity
pp. 667-670(4)
Authors: Nijhof, H; Steenvoorde, P; Tollenaar, R

Very Early Onset of Wernicke's Encephalopathy after Gastric Bypass
pp. 671-672(2)
Authors: Al-Fahad, Tariq; Ismael, Ali; Soliman, M; Khoursheed, Mousa

Body Contouring after Weight Loss in Morbid Obesity: Gain in Health and Leap in Psychosocial Functioning
pp. 673-673(1)
Authors: Datta, Giacomo; Boriani, Filippo; Obbialero, Fabrizio; Verga, Maurizio

Councils of the International Federation For the Surgery of Obesity 2006
pp. 674-682(9)

One-Year Cost-Effectiveness of Surgical Treatment of Morbid Obesity: Vertical Banded Gastroplasty versus Lap-Band^®
pp. 682-682(1)
Authors: van Mastrigt, Ghislaine; van Dielen, Francois; Severens, Johan; Voss, Gemma; Greve, Jan