1. Posting of Outcome: Voluntary or Required?

   • Edward E Mason

   EditorialNotes 01 January 2004 Pages: 1 - 2

2. Requirements for Medical Writing

   • Mervyn Deitel

   OriginalPaper 01 January 2004 Pages: 3 - 7

3. American Society for Bariatric Surgery – 21st Year

   • Editorial Office

   OriginalPaper 01 January 2004 Pages: 8 - 8

4. Calcium Metabolism in the Morbidly Obese

   • Nahid Hamoui
   • Gary Anthone
   • Peter F Crookes

   OriginalPaper 01 January 2004 Pages: 9 - 12

5. Pharmaceutical Savings after Gastric Bypass Surgery

   • John S Monk Jr
   • Nancy Dia Nagib
   • Wolfgang Stehr

   OriginalPaper 01 January 2004 Pages: 13 - 15

6. Analysis of the Incidence and Risk Factors for Wound Infections in Open Bariatric Surgery

   • Nicolas V Christou
   • Joyce Jarand
   • Alexander P H McLean

   OriginalPaper 01 January 2004 Pages: 16 - 22

7. Evidence Supporting Routine Polysomnography Before Bariatric Surgery

   • Terence O'Keeffe
   • Emma J Patterson

   OriginalPaper 01 January 2004 Pages: 23 - 26

8. Two-Day Length of Stay following Open Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass: is it Feasible, Safe and Reasonable?

   • Thomas A Stellato
   • Peter T Hallowell
   • Mariana C Petrozzi

   OriginalPaper 01 January 2004 Pages: 27 - 34

9. Anastomotic Leak Prophylaxis Using a Vapor-Heated Fibrin Sealant: Report on 738 Gastric Bypass Patients

   • James A Sapala
   • Michael H Wood
   • Michael P Schuhknecht

   OriginalPaper 01 January 2004 Pages: 35 - 42

10. Is Gastric Bypass Associated with More Complications in Patients Weighing >500 lb (>227 kg)?

    • Jeffrey Shuhaiber
    • Joseph Vitello

    OriginalPaper 01 January 2004 Pages: 43 - 46

11. Results of Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass in Patients with Cirrhosis

    • Ramsey M Dallal
    • Samer G Mattar
    • Philip R Schauer

    OriginalPaper 01 January 2004 Pages: 47 - 53

12. The Importance of Routine Liver Biopsy in Diagnosing Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis in Bariatric Patients

    • Sherene Shalhub
    • Anna Parsee
    • Michel M Murr

    OriginalPaper 01 January 2004 Pages: 54 - 59

13. Is Routine Cholecystectomy Required During Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass?

    • Leonardo Villegas
    • Benjamin Schneider
    • Daniel Jones

    OriginalPaper 01 January 2004 Pages: 60 - 66

14. Comparison of Recovery Time after Open and Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass and Laparoscopic Adjustable Banding

    • Barry L Fisher

    OriginalPaper 01 January 2004 Pages: 67 - 72

15. Open vs Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: Comparison of Operative Morbidity and Mortality

    • Sherman C Smith
    • Charles B Edwards
    • Steven C Simper

    OriginalPaper 01 January 2004 Pages: 73 - 76

16. Clinical Hepatic Impairment after the Duodenal Switch

    • Aniceto Baltasar
    • Carlos Serra
    • Marcelo Bengochea

    OriginalPaper 01 January 2004 Pages: 77 - 83

17. Nutritional Markers following Duodenal Switch for Morbid Obesity

    • Robert A Rabkin
    • John M Rabkin
    • Lee B Lehman-Becker

    OriginalPaper 01 January 2004 Pages: 84 - 90

18. Rhabdomyolysis after Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery

    • Philippe Mognol
    • Stéphane Vignes
    • Jean-Pierre Marmuse

    OriginalPaper 01 January 2004 Pages: 91 - 94

19. Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass in Patients on Thyroid Replacement Therapy for Subnormal Thyroid Function – Prevalence and Short-Term Outcome

    • Samuel Szomstein
    • Shmuel Avital
    • Raul Rosenthal

    OriginalPaper 01 January 2004 Pages: 95 - 97

20. "Grazing": A High-Risk Behavior

    • Ronna Saunders

    OriginalPaper 01 January 2004 Pages: 98 - 102

21. Development of a Model for a Structured Support Group for Patients following Bariatric Surgery

    • Joel D Marcus
    • Gary R Elkins

    OriginalPaper 01 January 2004 Pages: 103 - 106

22. Use of Drotrecogin Alfa (Activated) in Bariatric Surgery Patients with Severe Sepsis Syndrome: Experience in an Urban Community Teaching Hospital

    • Richard H Savel
    • Ravi C Pulipati
    • Herbert E Lehman

    Report 01 January 2004 Pages: 107 - 115

23. Intussusception: An Uncommon Cause of Postoperative Small Bowel Obstruction after Gastric Bypass

    • Jennifer Bocker
    • Julie Vasile
    • Elliot Goodman

    Report 01 January 2004 Pages: 116 - 119

24. Insulinoma Misdiagnosed as Dumping Syndrome after Bariatric Surgery

    • Leao Zagury
    • Rodrigo O Moreira
    • Jose C Appolinario

    Report 01 January 2004 Pages: 120 - 123

25. Intra-operative Pneumothorax Complicating Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass

    • Amir Mehran
    • Oscar Brasesco
    • Raul Rosenthal

    Report 01 January 2004 Pages: 124 - 128

26. Acute Wernicke's Encephalopathy following Bariatric Surgery: Clinical Course and MRI Correlation

    • Yince Loh
    • William D Watson
    • Robert J Labutta

    Report 01 January 2004 Pages: 129 - 132

27. Bowel-Associated Dermatosis-Arthritis Syndrome after Biliopancreatic Diversion

    • Guy H Slater
    • Paul Kerlin
    • George A Fielding

    Report 01 January 2004 Pages: 133 - 135

28. Gastro-Clip® Gastroplasty: A Very Long-term Complication

    • Craig G Chang
    • David A Provost

    Report 01 January 2004 Pages: 136 - 138

29. Cardiac Arrhythmias after Laparoscopic Banding

    • Michel M P J Reijnen
    • Ignace M C Janssen

    Report 01 January 2004 Pages: 139 - 141

30. Gastric Wall Necrosis following Late Prolapse after Laparoscopic Banding

    • Boris Yoffe
    • Shimon Sapojnikov
    • Carl Goldblum

    Report 01 January 2004 Pages: 142 - 144

31. Biliopancreatic Diversion and Gastric Restriction

    • Francesco Papadia

    OriginalPaper 01 January 2004 Pages: 145 - 146

32. The Need for a Modified BAROS for Gastric Banding

    • Emile Nini
    • Karem Slim
    • Melodie K Moorehead

    OriginalPaper 01 January 2004 Pages: 147 - 148

33. Obituary: M. Andrew Sapala, MD, FACS

    • M Deitel

    OriginalPaper 01 January 2004 Pages: 148 - 148

34. Announcements

    • Editorial Office

    Announcement 01 January 2004 Pages: 149 - 158