1. A Change in Lingo

   • M Deitel

   EditorialNotes 01 February 2004 Pages: 159 - 159

2. Twenty Years of Biliopancreatic Diversion: What is the Goal of the Surgery?

   • Simon Biron
   • Frédéric-Simon Hould
   • Picard Marceau

   OriginalPaper 01 February 2004 Pages: 160 - 164

3. A Comparison of Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding and Biliopancreatic Diversion in Superobesity

   • Kevin Dolan
   • Michael Hatzifotis
   • George Fielding

   OriginalPaper 01 February 2004 Pages: 165 - 169

4. Outcome following Gastric Bypass Surgery: Impact of Past Sexual Abuse

   • Amy Buser
   • Maureen Dymek-Valentine
   • John Alverdy

   OriginalPaper 01 February 2004 Pages: 170 - 174

5. Severe Protein-Calorie Malnutrition after Bariatric Procedures

   • Joel Faintuch
   • Mitsunori Matsuda
   • J J Gama-Rodrigues

   OriginalPaper 01 February 2004 Pages: 175 - 181

6. Acute Post-Gastric Reduction Surgery (APGARS) Neuropathy

   • Craig G Chang
   • Beverley Adams-Huet
   • David A Provost

   OriginalPaper 01 February 2004 Pages: 182 - 189

7. Bowel Obstruction after Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass

   • Ninh T Nguyen
   • Sergio Huerta
   • Jeffrey Jim

   OriginalPaper 01 February 2004 Pages: 190 - 196

8. Impact of Fellowship Training on the Learning Curve for Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass

   • David Oliak
   • Milton Owens
   • Hans J Schmidt

   OriginalPaper 01 February 2004 Pages: 197 - 200

9. Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass for Morbid Obesity: Results of our Learning Curve in 100 Consecutive Patients

   • Enrique Stoopen-Margain
   • Rafael Fajardo
   • Miguel F Herrera

   OriginalPaper 01 February 2004 Pages: 201 - 205

10. Is Routine Cholecystectomy Required During Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass?

    • Leonardo Villegas
    • Benjamin Schneider
    • Daniel Jones

    OriginalPaper 01 February 2004 Pages: 206 - 211

11. The Effects of Pneumoperitoneum on Respiratory Mechanics During General Anesthesia for Bariatric Surgery

    • Abdelazeem Ali El-Dawlatly
    • Abdullah Al-Dohayan
    • Essam M Manaa

    OriginalPaper 01 February 2004 Pages: 212 - 215

12. Reduction in Co-morbidities 4 Years after Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding

    • Arno Frigg
    • Ralph Peterli
    • Peter Tondelli

    OriginalPaper 01 February 2004 Pages: 216 - 223

13. Removal of Peri-Gastric Fat Prevents Acute Obstruction after Lap-Band® Surgery

    • Roy Shen
    • Christine J Ren

    OriginalPaper 01 February 2004 Pages: 224 - 229

14. Laparoscopic Adjustable Banding in Pregnancy: Safety, Patient Tolerance and Effect on Obesity-Related Pregnancy Outcomes

    • A J Skull
    • G H Slater
    • G A Fielding

    OriginalPaper 01 February 2004 Pages: 230 - 235

15. Initial Experience with Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding in Hungary

    • Janos Bende
    • Miklos Ursu
    • Miklos Csiszar

    OriginalPaper 01 February 2004 Pages: 236 - 238

16. Effects of Laparoscopic Gastric Banding on Body Composition, Metabolic Profile and Nutritional Status of Obese Women: 12-Months Follow-Up

    • V Giusti
    • M Suter
    • P Burckhardt

    OriginalPaper 01 February 2004 Pages: 239 - 245

17. The Effects of Gastric Bands of Different Synthetic Materials on the Gastric and Esophageal Mucosa: an Experimental Study

    • Alp Bozbora
    • Halil Coskun
    • Oktar Asoglu

    OriginalPaper 01 February 2004 Pages: 246 - 252

18. Mechanical Evaluation of a Ruptured Swedish Adjustable Gastric Band

    • Michael M P J Reijnen
    • J H Naus
    • Ignace M C Janssen

    OriginalPaper 01 February 2004 Pages: 253 - 255

19. Literature Review of Comparative Studies of Complications with Swedish Band and Lap-Band®

    • Martin Fried
    • Karl Miller
    • Karin Kormanova

    OriginalPaper 01 February 2004 Pages: 256 - 260

20. Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Revision of Previous Restrictive Operations to Vertical Banded Gastroplasty

    • Peter Van De Walle

    OriginalPaper 01 February 2004 Pages: 261 - 264

21. Improvement of Vertical Banded Gastroplasty by Strict Dietary Management

    • Fatih M Avsar
    • Hakan Ozel
    • Suleyman Hengirmen

    OriginalPaper 01 February 2004 Pages: 265 - 270

22. Pre- and Postoperative Esophageal and Gastric pH Levels in Morbidly Obese Patients Undergoing Vertical Gastroplasty

    • Theodossis S Papavramidis
    • Spiros T Papavramidis
    • Orestis I Gamvros

    OriginalPaper 01 February 2004 Pages: 271 - 274

23. Increased Body Mass Index and Peri-operative Risk in Patients Undergoing Non-cardiac Surgery

    • Joachim Klasen
    • Axel Junger
    • Gunter Hempelmann

    OriginalPaper 01 February 2004 Pages: 275 - 281

24. A Potential Complication of Bi-level Positive Airway Pressure after Gastric Bypass Surgery

    • Tito L Vasquez
    • Kevin Hoddinott

    Report 01 February 2004 Pages: 282 - 284

25. Gastric Wall Necrosis from Organo-axial Volvulus as a Late Complication of Laparoscopic Gastric Banding

    • Marina Bortul
    • Monica Scaramucci
    • Gennaro Liguori

    Report 01 February 2004 Pages: 285 - 287

26. American Society for Bariatric Surgery San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, CA, USA, June 12-18, 2004

    • Editorial Office

    OriginalPaper 01 February 2004 Pages: 288 - 289

27. Program Library

    • Editorial Office

    OriginalPaper 01 February 2004 Pages: 290 - 290

28. Saturday May 29 and Sunday May 30, 2004 Venue: Prague Congress Centre

    • Editorial Office

    OriginalPaper 01 February 2004 Pages: 291 - 293

29. 9th World Congress of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity

    • Editorial Office

    OriginalPaper 01 February 2004 Pages: 294 - 296