1. The Evolution of IFSO

   • Rafael Álvarez-Cordero

   Editorial 26 April 2008 Pages: 767 - 767

2. Effect of Preoperative Knowledge on Weight Loss After Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass

   • Whitney S. Orth
   • Atul K. Madan
   • David S. Tichansky

   Research Article 10 May 2008 Pages: 768 - 771

   

3. Preoperative Weight Loss as a Predictor of Long-term Success Following Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass

   • Sharon Alger-Mayer
   • John M. Polimeni
   • Margaret Malone

   Research Article 08 April 2008 Pages: 772 - 775

4. Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass for Morbidly Obese Chinese Patients: Learning Curve, Advocacy and Complications

   • Chih-Kun Huang
   • Yi-Chia Lee
   • Chi-Ming Tai

   Research Article 16 May 2008 Pages: 776 - 781

5. An Analysis of Gastric Pouch Anatomy in Bariatric Surgery

   • Rafael F. Capella
   • Vincent A. Iannace
   • Joseph F. Capella

   Research Article 17 May 2008 Pages: 782 - 790

   

6. Post Discharge Prophylactic Anticoagulation in Gastric Bypass Patient—How Safe?

   • Peter Ojo
   • Bolanle Asiyanbola
   • Randolph Reinhold

   Research Article 03 April 2008 Pages: 791 - 796

   

7. Bioabsorbable Glycolide Copolymer Staple-Line Reinforcement Decreases Internal Hernia Rate After Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass

   • Ahmed R. Ahmed
   • Gretchen Rickards
   • Thad Boss

   Research Article 30 April 2008 Pages: 797 - 802

   

8. A Prospective Evaluation of a Variant of Biliopancreatic Diversion with Roux-en-Y Reconstruction in Mega-obese Patients (BMI ≥ 70 kg/m²)

   • Charalambos Spyropoulos
   • George Bakellas
   • Fotis Kalfarentzos

   Research Article 03 April 2008 Pages: 803 - 809

   

9. One Year After Laparoscopic “Tight” Sleeve Gastrectomy: Technique and Outcome

   • George Skrekas
   • Dimitrios Lapatsanis
   • Alexandros Papalambros

   Research Article 08 April 2008 Pages: 810 - 813

10. Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy as an Isolated Bariatric Procedure: Intermediate-Term Results from a Large Series in Three Austrian Centers

    • Franz X. Felberbauer
    • Felix Langer
    • Gerhard Prager

    Research Article 08 April 2008 Pages: 814 - 818

    

11. A Novel Weight-Reducing Operation: Lateral Subtotal Gastrectomy with Silastic Ring Plus Small Bowel Reduction with Omentectomy

    • Adrian J. Heap
    • David E. Cummings

    Research Article 29 April 2008 Pages: 819 - 828

    

12. Isolated Food Intolerance After Adjustable Gastric Banding: A Major Cause of Long-Term Band Removal

    • Jérôme Dargent

    Research Article 06 May 2008 Pages: 829 - 832

13. Hunger Control and Regular Physical Activity Facilitate Weight Loss After Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding

    • Susan L. Colles
    • John B. Dixon
    • Paul E. O’Brien

    Research Article 12 April 2008 Pages: 833 - 840

14. Safety and Effectiveness of the Intragastric Balloon for Obesity. A Meta-Analysis

    • Iñaki Imaz
    • Carmen Martínez-Cervell
    • Jesús González-Enríquez

    Research Article 06 May 2008 Pages: 841 - 846

15. Fatty Liver Disease: Predictors of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis and Gallbladder Disease in Morbid Obesity

    • Phui-Ly Liew
    • Wei-Jei Lee
    • Ming-Te Huang

    Research Article 06 May 2008 Pages: 847 - 853

    

16. Systemic Inflammation and Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Are Morbidly Obese Subjects Different?

    • Joel Faintuch
    • Patricia C. Marques
    • Ivan Cecconello

    Research Article 03 April 2008 Pages: 854 - 862

17. An Individualized Approach to Abdominoplasty in the Presence of Bilateral Subcostal Scars after Open Gastric Bypass

    • Ulrich M. Rieger
    • Paolo Erba
    • Martin Haug

    Research Article 03 April 2008 Pages: 863 - 869

    

18. Nutritional Deficiencies in Morbidly Obese Patients: A New Form of Malnutrition?

    • Orit Kaidar-Person
    • Benjamin Person
    • Raul J. Rosenthal

    Review 04 March 2008 Pages: 870 - 876

19. A Successful Model of Setting Up a Bariatric Practice

    • Eldo E. Frezza
    • Mitchell S. Wachtel

    Research Articles 18 March 2008 Pages: 877 - 881

    

20. Natural Orifice Surgery (NOS) Using StomaphyX™ for Repair of Gastric Leaks after Bariatric Revisions

    • William T. Overcash

    Case Report Open access 26 April 2008 Pages: 882 - 885

    

21. Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) Transvaginal Cholecystectomy in a Morbidly Obese Patient

    • Luis DeCarli
    • Ricardo Zorron
    • Michel Gagner

    Case Report 14 May 2008 Pages: 886 - 889

    

22. Delayed Rupture of a Splenic Artery Pseudoaneurysm After Biliopancreatic Diversion

    • Prashant K. Upadhyaya
    • Soujanya Chava
    • Samuel Cemaj

    Case report 17 May 2008 Pages: 890 - 892

    

23. Incarcerated Umbilical Hernia in a Super-super-obese Patient

    • José Ignacio Rodríguez-Hermosa
    • Antoni Codina-Cazador
    • Pere Planellas-Giné

    Case Report 11 March 2008 Pages: 893 - 895

24. The Use of Seamguard^® to Buttress the Suture Repair of a Staple Line Leak Following Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass for Obesity

    • N. N. Basu
    • D. Leschinskey
    • D. I. Heath

    Case Report 06 May 2008 Pages: 896 - 897

25. Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding for Morbid Obesity in a Patient with Situs Inversus Totalis

    • Mark Samaan
    • Antony Ratnasingham
    • Majid Hashemi

    Case Report 06 May 2008 Pages: 898 - 901

    

26. Leukocyte Scintigraphy SPECT/CT Software Fusion Diagnosis of Infected Gastric Band

    • Ekaterina Tiktinsky
    • Sophie Lantsberg
    • Leonid Lantsberg

    Case Report 15 April 2008 Pages: 902 - 904

    

27. Potential Applications of Global Protein Expression Analysis (Proteomics) in Morbid Obesity and Bariatric Surgery

    • Gerald Brandacher
    • Georg Golderer
    • Helmut G. Weiss

    Future Scientific Perspective in Bariatric Surgery 11 March 2008 Pages: 905 - 910