1. Farewell to a Pioneer: Lubomyr Kuzmak

   • Horacio E. Oria
   • Cornelius Doherty

   Obituary 07 March 2007 Pages: 141 - 142

2. The European Charter on Counteracting Obesity

   • Mervyn Deitel

   Editorial 07 March 2007 Pages: 143 - 144

3. Non-closure of Defects during Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass

   • Christopher W. Finnell
   • Atul K. Madan
   • Raymond J. Taddeucci

   Research Articles 07 March 2007 Pages: 145 - 148

4. Technique of Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass and Non-closure of Defects

   • J. Kenneth Champion

   Invited Commentary 07 March 2007 Pages: 149 - 149

5. Intragastric Balloon Reduces Liver Volume in Super-Obese Patients, Facilitating Subsequent Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass

   • Maria Dolores Frutos
   • Maria Dolores Morales
   • Pascual Parrilla

   OriginalPaper 07 March 2007 Pages: 150 - 154

6. Influence of Liver Biopsy Heterogeneity and Diagnosis of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis in Subjects Undergoing Gastric Bypass

   • Janani Arun
   • Niraj Jhala
   • Gary A. Abrams

   OriginalPaper 06 March 2007 Pages: 155 - 161

7. Predicting Maximum Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass-Induced Weight Reduction — Preoperative Plasma Leptin or Body Weight?

   • Leszek Czupryniak
   • Maciej Pawlowski
   • Janusz Strzelczyk

   OriginalPaper 07 March 2007 Pages: 162 - 167

8. Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding in 1,791 Consecutive Obese Patients: 12-Year Results

   • Franco Favretti
   • Gianni Segato
   • Giuliano Enzi

   OriginalPaper 07 March 2007 Pages: 168 - 175

9. Resolution of Diabetes Mellitus and Metabolic Syndrome following Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass and a Variant of Biliopancreatic Diversion in Patients with Morbid Obesity

   • Theodore K. Alexandrides
   • George Skroubis
   • Fotis Kalfarentzos

   OriginalPaper 07 March 2007 Pages: 176 - 184

10. Long-Term Control of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and the Other Major Components of the Metabolic Syndrome after Biliopancreatic Diversion in Patients with BMI <35 kg/m²

    • Nicola Scopinaro
    • Francesco Papadia
    • Gianfranco Adami

    OriginalPaper 07 March 2007 Pages: 185 - 192

11. Bariatric Surgery Provides Unparalleled Metabolic Benefits

    • John B. Dixon
    • Paul E. O’Brien
    • Edward E. Mason

    OriginalPaper 07 March 2007 Pages: 193 - 194

12. Outcome and Complications after Laparoscopic Swedish Adjustable Gastric Banding: 5-Year Results of a Prospective Clinical Trial

    • Markus Naef
    • Ursula Naef
    • Hans E. Wagner

    OriginalPaper 07 March 2007 Pages: 195 - 201

13. Short-, Mid- and Long-Term Results of Larrad Biliopancreatic Diversion

    • Álvaro Larrad-Jiménez
    • Carlos Sánchez-Cabezudo Díaz-Guerra
    • Basilio Moreno Esteban

    OriginalPaper 07 March 2007 Pages: 202 - 210

14. Single Frequency Bioelectrical Impedance is a Poor Method for Determining Fat Mass in Moderately Obese Women

    • Veronica P. Alvarez
    • John B. Dixon
    • Paul E. O’Brien

    OriginalPaper 07 March 2007 Pages: 211 - 221

15. Staple-Line Reinforcement with Bovine Pericardium in Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: Experimental Comparative Study in Pigs

    • Ahmad Assalia
    • Kazuki Ueda
    • Michel Gagner

    OriginalPaper 07 March 2007 Pages: 222 - 228

16. Quality of Life in Morbidly Obese Patients after Surgical Weight Loss

    • Johann F. Kinzl
    • Maria Schrattenecker
    • Wilfried Biebl

    OriginalPaper 07 March 2007 Pages: 229 - 235

17. Gastric Emptying of Solids and Semi-solids in Morbidly Obese and Non-obese Subjects: An Assessment Using the ¹³C-Octanoic Acid and ¹³C-Acetic Acid Breath Tests

    • Aloísio Cardoso-Júnior
    • Luiz Gonzaga Vaz Coelho
    • Yara Vieira Lemos

    Do not typeset. Provide XML Headers and References as with 10883. 07 March 2007 Pages: 236 - 241

18. A New Approach for Treatment of Gastro-Gastric Fistula after Gastric Bypass

    • Gonzalo Torres-Villalobos
    • Daniel Leslie
    • Sayeed Ikramuddin

    Modern Surgery: Technical Innovation 07 March 2007 Pages: 242 - 246

19. Intermittent Obstructive Jaundice following Gastric Band Placement

    • Nikolaos Arkadopoulos
    • Christina Palamarou
    • Vassilios Smyrniotis

    Case Report 07 March 2007 Pages: 247 - 250

20. Laparoscopy-Assisted ERCP after Biliopancreatic Diversion

    • Massimiliano Mutignani
    • Michele Marchese
    • Guido Costamagna

    Case Report 07 March 2007 Pages: 251 - 254

21. Bariatric Surgery in a Morbidly Obese Achondroplasic Patient – Use of the 6-Minute Walk Test to Assess Mobility and Quality of Life

    • João Regis Ivar Carneiro
    • Vinícius Gomes da Silveira
    • José Egídio Paulo de Oliveira

    OriginalPaper 07 March 2007 Pages: 255 - 257

22. Obesity Surgery in a 12-Year-Old – an Ecuadorian Experience

    • Jesse M. Leon
    • Joseph W. McDermott
    • Roberto V. Mariani

    Case Report 07 March 2007 Pages: 258 - 259

23. Interdisciplinary European Guidelines for Surgery for Severe (Morbid) Obesity

    • Martin Fried
    • Vojtech Hainer
    • Kurt Widhalm

    OriginalPaper 07 March 2007 Pages: 260 - 270

24. 9TH SECO CONGRESS (Spanish Society for the Surgery of Obesity), Getafe-Madrid, March 7–9, 2007

    News 07 March 2007 Pages: 271 - 286