Obesity Surgery

The First International Consensus Summit for Sleeve Gastrectomy (SG), New York City, October 25-27, 2007
pp. 487-496(10)
Authors: Deitel, Mervyn; Crosby, Ross; Gagner, Michel

IFSO Guidelines for Safety, Quality, and Excellence in Bariatric Surgery
pp. 497-500(4)
Author: Melissas, John

The Relationship Between Body Mass Index and Postoperative Mortality from Critical Illness
pp. 501-507(7)
Authors: Pieracci, Fredric; Hydo, Lynn; Pomp, Alfons; Eachempati, Soumitra; Shou, Jian; Barie, Philip

Preoperative Weight Loss Decreases the Operative Time of Gastric Bypass at a Veterans Administration Hospital
pp. 508-512(5)
Authors: Huerta, Sergio; Dredar, Serag; Hayden, Elizabeth; Siddiqui, Ali; Anthony, Thomas; Asolati, Massimo; Varela, J.; Livingston, Edward

Laparoscopic Totally Stapled Entero-Enterostomy: A Safe and Reproducible New Technique
pp. 513-516(4)
Authors: Lannoo, M.; Smet, B.; Miserez, M.; Penninckx, F.; D'Hoore, A.

Physical Activity Predicts Weight Loss Following Gastric Bypass Surgery: Findings from a Support Group Survey
pp. 517-524(8)
Authors: Welch, Garry; Wesolowski, Cheryl; Piepul, Bernadette; Kuhn, Jay; Romanelli, John; Garb, Jane

Early Experience with Intraluminal Reinforcement of Stapled Gastrojejunostomy During Laparoscopic Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass
pp. 525-529(5)
Authors: Saber, Alan; Scharf, Keith; Turk, Ali; Elgamal, Mohamed; Martinez, Ruvie

Seven Cases of Gastric Perforation in Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Patients: What Lessons Can We Learn?
pp. 530-534(5)
Authors: Sasse, Kent; Ganser, John; Kozar, Mark; Watson, Robert; McGinley, Laurie; Lim, Dionne; Weede, Melissa; Smith, Curtis; Bovee, Vicki

Almost Routine Prophylactic Cholecystectomy During Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass is Safe
pp. 535-539(5)
Authors: Nougou, A.; Suter, M.

Pregnancy Following Gastric Bypass Surgery for Morbid Obesity: Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes
pp. 540-544(5)
Authors: Wax, Joseph; Cartin, Angelina; Wolff, Renee; Lepich, Sharon; Pinette, Michael; Blackstone, Jacquelyn

Monitored Anesthesia Care with Propofol Versus Surgeon-Monitored Sedation with Benzodiazepines and Narcotics for Preoperative Endoscopy in the Morbidly Obese
pp. 545-548(4)
Authors: Madan, Atul; Tichansky, David; Isom, Johnathan; Minard, Gayle; Bee, Tiffany

Compensatory Exercise Hyperventilation is Restored in the Morbidly Obese After Bariatric Surgery
pp. 549-559(11)
Authors: Zavorsky, Gerald; Kim, Do; Christou, Nicolas

A Prospective Multicenter Study of 163 Sleeve Gastrectomies: Results at 1 and 2 Years
pp. 560-565(6)
Authors: Nocca, D.; Krawczykowsky, D.; Bomans, B.; Noël, P.; Picot, M.; Blanc, P.; Seguin de Hons, C.; Millat, B.; Gagner, M.; Monnier, L.; Fabre, J.

Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy as an Alternative to Gastric Bypass in Patients with Multiple Intraabdominal Adhesions
pp. 566-568(3)
Authors: Quesada, Bernabé; Roff, Hernán; Kohan, Gustavo; Salvador Oría, Alejandro; Chiappetta Porras, Luis

Preliminary Results of the Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding Procedure by a New Generation of Silicone Band: MIDBAND
pp. 569-572(4)
Authors: Blanc, P.; Lagoutte, J.; Picot, M.; Denève, E.; Seguin, C.; Fabre, J.; Nocca, D.

Ten Years Experience with Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding
pp. 573-577(5)
Authors: Biagini, Jean; Karam, Lamisse

Preoperative Upper Gastrointestinal Testing Can Help Predicting Long-term Outcome After Gastric Banding for Morbid Obesity
pp. 578-582(5)
Authors: Suter, Michel; Giusti, Vittorio; Calmes, Jean-Marie; Paroz, Alexandre

Crural Repair Permits Morbidly Obese Patients with Not Large Hiatal Hernia to Choose Laparoscopic Adjustable Banding as a Bariatric Surgical Treatment
pp. 583-588(6)
Authors: Frezza, Eldo; Barton, Audrae; Wachtel, Mitchell

Clinical Characteristics and Outcome of Morbidly Obese Bariatric Patients with Concurrent Hepatitis B Viral Infection
pp. 589-594(6)
Authors: Lee, Wei-Jei; Wang, Weu; Lee, Yi-Chih; Huang, Ming-Te

Influence of High BMI on Functional Outcome After Total Hip Arthroplasty
pp. 595-600(6)
Authors: Busato, André; Röder, Christoph; Herren, Sylvia; Eggli, Stefan

Remission of Metabolic Syndrome: A Study of 140 Patients Six Months after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
pp. 601-606(6)
Authors: Rossi, Marçal; Barretto Ferreira da Silva, Renato; Chaves Alcântara, Geraldo; Regina, Paulo; Martin Bianco Rossi, Felipe; Serpa Neto, Ary; Zimberg Chehter, Ethel

Psychological Gender Differences in Bariatric Surgery Candidates
pp. 607-610(4)
Author: Mahony, David

Advances in Circular Stapling Technique for Gastric Bypass: Transoral Placement of the Anvil
pp. 611-614(4)
Authors: Nguyen, Ninh; Hinojosa, Marcelo; Smith, Brian; Reavis, Kevin; Wilson, Samuel

Experience with the Duodenal Switch Operation in the Presence of Intestinal Malrotation
pp. 615-617(3)
Authors: Puri, Varun; Ramachandran, Jyoti; Sudan, Ranjan

Functional Aspects of the Esophagus Should be Taken Into Account When Choosing an Individualized Restrictive Bariatric Procedure
pp. 618-618(1)
Authors: Weiss, Helmut; Klaus, Alexander; Wykypiel, Heinz

Reply
pp. 619-619(1)
Authors: Sabate, Jean-Marc; Merrouche, Mohamed; Jouet, Pauline; Coffin, Benoit; Msika, Simon

Latin American Chapter of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity (IFSO-LA)
pp. 620-622(3)
Author: Garrido, Arthur