1. Progress in IFSO

   • Mervyn Deitel

   OriginalPaper 01 February 1998 Pages: 1 - 1

2. Obesity Surgery Included in Index Medicus/MEDLINE

   • Mervyn Deitel

   OriginalPaper 01 February 1998 Pages: 1 - 1

3. Internationality of Bariatric Surgery

   • George S M Cowan Jr.

   OriginalPaper 01 February 1998 Pages: 2 - 2

4. The IFSO and Obesity Surgery Throughout the World

   • Nicola Scopinaro

   OriginalPaper 01 February 1998 Pages: 3 - 8

5. Does Gastric Restriction Surgery Reduce the Risks of Metabolic Diseases?

   • Anna Maria Wolf
   • Ulrike Beisiegel
   • Hans-Werner Kuhlmann

   OriginalPaper 01 February 1998 Pages: 9 - 13

6. Staple-line Disruption Following Vertical Banded Gastroplasty

   • John Melissas
   • Manousos Christodoulakis
   • Dimitris Tsiftsis

   OriginalPaper 01 February 1998 Pages: 15 - 20

7. Revisional Surgery After Failed Vertical Banded Gastroplasty: Restoration of Vertical Banded Gastroplasty or Conversion to Gastric Bypass

   • W G van Gemert
   • M M van Wersch
   • P B Soeters

   OriginalPaper 01 February 1998 Pages: 21 - 28

8. Vertical Banded Gastroplasty at More than 5 Years

   • Aniceto Baltasar
   • Rafael Bou
   • Javier Miró

   OriginalPaper 01 February 1998 Pages: 29 - 34

9. Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: An Effective Antireflux Procedure in the Less Than Morbidly Obese

   • Kenneth B Jones Jr.

   OriginalPaper 01 February 1998 Pages: 35 - 38

10. Laparoscopic Adjustable Esophagogastric Banding: a Preliminary Experience

    • Erik Niville
    • Joost Vankeirsbilck
    • Thierry Anne

    OriginalPaper 01 February 1998 Pages: 39 - 43

11. Assessment of the Outcome of Laparoscopic Nonadjustable Gastric Banding and Stoma Adjustable Gastric Banding: Surgeon's and Patient's View

    • Martin Fried
    • Marie Peskova
    • Mojmir Kasalicky

    OriginalPaper 01 February 1998 Pages: 45 - 48

12. Two Years of Practice in Adjustable Silicone Gastric Banding (LAP-BAND™): Evaluation of Variations of Body Mass Index, Percentage Ideal Body Weight and Percentage Excess Body Weight

    • Pietro Forestieri
    • Luigi Meucci
    • Clelia Chiacchio

    OriginalPaper 01 February 1998 Pages: 49 - 52

13. Distal Gastric Bypass/Duodenal Switch Procedure, Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass and Biliopancreatic Diversion in a Community Practice

    • Robert A Rabkin

    OriginalPaper 01 February 1998 Pages: 53 - 60

14. Biliopancreatic Diversion for Treatment of Morbid Obesity: Experience in 50 Cases

    • Giuseppe Noya
    • Maria Laura Cossu
    • Matteo Ruggiu

    OriginalPaper 01 February 1998 Pages: 61 - 66

15. Biliopancreatic Diversion Preserving the Stomach and Pylorus in the Treatment of Hypercholesterolemia and Diabetes Type II: Results in the First 10 cases

    • Giuseppe Noya
    • Maria Laura Cossu
    • Matteo Ruggiu

    OriginalPaper 01 February 1998 Pages: 67 - 72

16. Equipment Information for the Bariatric Surgeon Hospital and Office Care of the Morbidly Obese Patient

    • Editorial Office

    OriginalPaper 01 February 1998 Pages: 73 - 76

17. What Do Patients, Families and Society Expect From The Bariatric Surgeon?

    • George S M Cowan Jr.

    OriginalPaper 01 February 1998 Pages: 77 - 85

18. The Cancun IFSO Statement on Bariatric Surgeon Qualifications

    • George S M Cowan Jr.

    OriginalPaper 01 February 1998 Pages: 86 - 86

19. Editorial: Significance of the Cancun Statement

    • George S M Cowan Jr.

    OriginalPaper 01 February 1998 Pages: 87 - 87

20. Executive and Councils of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity (IFSO), 1998

    • Editorial Office

    OriginalPaper 01 February 1998 Pages: 88 - 90

21. IFSO Statutes

    • Editorial Office

    OriginalPaper 01 February 1998 Pages: 91 - 96

22. Wellness After Obesity Surgery

    • Rafael Alvarez-Cordero

    OriginalPaper 01 February 1998 Pages: 97 - 99