Obesity Surgery

Surgery for Diabetes at Lower BMI: Some Caution
pp. 1211-1214(4)
Author: Deitel, Mervyn

Assessing the Acute Abdomen in the Bariatric Patient: Need for Improvement
pp. 1215-1216(2)
Authors: O'Brien, Paul; Brown, Wendy

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in Morbid Obesity: The Effect of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
pp. 1217-1224(8)
Authors: Mejía-Rivas, Mariel; Herrera-López, Alejandro; Hernández-Calleros, Jorge; Herrera, Miguel; Valdovinos, Miguel

Regional Variations in Gastric Bypass Surgery: Results from the 2005 Nationwide Inpatient Sample
pp. 1225-1232(8)
Authors: Weller, Wendy; Rosati, Carl

One-year Readmission Rates at a High Volume Bariatric Surgery Center: Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding, Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass, and Vertical Banded Gastroplasty-Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
pp. 1233-1240(8)
Authors: Saunders, John; Ballantyne, Garth; Belsley, Scott; Stephens, Daniel; Trivedi, Amit; Ewing, Douglas; Iannace, Vincent; Capella, Rafael; Wasileweski, Annette; Moran, Steven; Schmidt, Hans

The Impact of Medicaid Status on Outcome After Gastric Bypass
pp. 1241-1245(5)
Authors: Alexander, J.; Goodman, Hope; Hawver, Lisa; James, Laura

Gastric Bypass Surgery in Rats Produces Weight Loss Modeling after Human Gastric Bypass
pp. 1246-1250(5)
Authors: Tichansky, David; Boughter, John; Harper, Jason; Glatt, A.; Madan, Atul

Sleeve Gastrectomy—A “Food Limiting” Operation
pp. 1251-1256(6)
Authors: Melissas, John; Daskalakis, Markos; Koukouraki, Sophia; Askoxylakis, Ioannis; Metaxari, Maria; Dimitriadis, Efstathios; Stathaki, Maria; Papadakis, John

Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy without an Over-Sewing of the Staple Line
pp. 1257-1262(6)
Authors: Kasalicky, Mojmir; Michalsky, David; Housova, Jitka; Haluzik, Martin; Housa, Daniel; Haluzikova, Denisa; Fried, Martin

Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy with Duodeno-Jejunal Bypass: A New Surgical Procedure for Weight Control. Feasibility and Safety Study in a Porcine Model
pp. 1263-1267(5)
Authors: Genio, Gianmattia; Gagner, Michel; Cuenca-Abente, Federico; Nocca, David; Biertho, Laurent; Genio, Federica; Assalia, Ahmad; Genio, Alberto

Lap-Band Impact on the Function of the Esophagus
pp. 1268-1272(5)
Authors: Gamagaris, Zoi; Patterson, Carlie; Schaye, Verity; Francois, Fritz; Traube, Morris; Fielding, Christine; Fielding, George; Youn, Allison; Weinshel, Elizabeth

Bariatric Surgery Outcomes in Morbidly Obese with the Metabolic Syndrome at US Academic Centers
pp. 1273-1277(5)
Authors: Varela, J.; Hinojosa, Marcelo; Nguyen, Ninh

Metabolic Syndrome after Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery
pp. 1278-1286(9)
Authors: Nugent, Clare; Bai, ChunHong; Elariny, Hazem; Gopalakrishnan, Priya; Quigley, Caitlin; Garone, Michael; Afendy, Mariam; Chan, Oscar; Wheeler, Angela; Afendy, Arian; Younossi, Zobair

Bowel Habits After Bariatric Surgery
pp. 1287-1296(10)
Authors: Potoczna, Natascha; Harfmann, Susanne; Steffen, Rudolf; Briggs, Ruth; Bieri, Norman; Horber, Fritz

Lipid Mobilization Following Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Examined by Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy
pp. 1297-1304(8)
Authors: Johansson, L.; Roos, M.; Kullberg, J.; Weis, J.; Ahlström, H.; Sundbom, M.; Edén Engström, B.; Karlsson, F.

Histological Alterations Following Bariatric Surgery: Pilot Study
pp. 1305-1307(3)
Authors: Migliori, Franco; Robello, Giacomo; Ravetti, Jean; Marinari, Giuseppe

The Desire for Body Contouring Surgery after Bariatric Surgery
pp. 1308-1312(5)
Authors: Mitchell, James; Crosby, Ross; Ertelt, Troy; Marino, Joanna; Sarwer, David; Thompson, J.; Lancaster, Kathryn; Simonich, Heather; Howell, L.

Launois-Bensaude Syndrome: An Unusual Localization of Obesity Disease
pp. 1313-1317(5)
Authors: Verna, Giovanni; Kefalas, Nicola; Boriani, Filippo; Carlucci, Salvatore; Choc, Ingrid; Bocchiotti, Maria

Limitations of the Millon Behavioral Medicine Diagnostic (MBMD) with Bariatric Surgical Candidates
pp. 1318-1322(5)
Authors: Walfish, Steven; Wise, Edward; Streiner, David

Deciphering the Sleeve: Technique, Indications, Efficacy, and Safety of Sleeve Gastrectomy
pp. 1323-1329(7)
Authors: Akkary, Ehab; Duffy, Andrew; Bell, Robert

Preoperative Psychological Testing—Another Form of Prejudice
pp. 1330-1337(8)
Authors: Ashton, David; Favretti, Franco; Segato, Gianni

Single Incision Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy (SILS): A Novel Technique
pp. 1338-1342(5)
Authors: Saber, Alan; Elgamal, Mohamed; Itawi, Ed; Rao, Arun

Adaptive and Neuroendocrine Procedures: A New Pathway in Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery
pp. 1343-1345(3)
Author: Santoro, Sergio

Small Bowel Obstruction Creates a Closed Loop in Patients with a Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band
pp. 1346-1349(4)
Authors: Campbell, Nicholas; Brown, Wendy; Smith, Andrew; Skinner, Stewart; Nottle, Peter

Distal Esophageal Erosion After Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band Placement with Nissen Fundoplication Takedown
pp. 1350-1353(4)
Authors: Antanavicius, Gintaras; Leslie, Daniel; Torres-Villalobos, Gonzalo; Andrade, Rafael; Kellogg, Todd; Slusarek, Bridget; Ikramuddin, Sayeed

Multiple Benign Symmetric Lipomatosis—A Differential Diagnosis of Obesity. Is There a Rationale for Fibrate Treatment?
pp. 1354-1356(3)
Authors: Zeitler, Heike; Ulrich-Merzenich, Gudrun; Richter, Dirk; Vetter, Hans; Walger, Peter

Metabolic Syndrome is Related to Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis in Severely Obese Subjects
pp. 1357-1357(1)
Authors: Ercin, Cemal; Dogru, Teoman; Tasci, Ilker; Erdem, Gokhan; Sonmez, Alper

Reply to Letter: Metabolic Syndrome is Related to Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis in Severely Obese Subjects
pp. 1358-1358(1)
Authors: Lee, Wei-Jei; Liew, Phui-Ly