1. Some Consequences of the Global Obesity Epidemic

   • Mervyn Deitel

   EditorialNotes 01 January 2005 Pages: 1 - 2

2. Contribution of Bariatric Surgery to the Comprehension of Morbid Obesity

   • Picard Marceau

   ReviewPaper 01 January 2005 Pages: 3 - 10

3. Relationship between Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in Leptin, IL6 and Adiponectin Genes and their Circulating Product in Morbidly Obese Subjects before and after Gastric Banding Surgery

   • Christine Poitou
   • Jean-Marc Lacorte
   • Karine Clément

   OriginalPaper 01 January 2005 Pages: 11 - 23

4. The Cost Effectiveness of Laparoscopic versus Open Gastric Bypass Surgery

   • James H Paxton
   • Jeffrey B Matthews

   OriginalPaper 01 January 2005 Pages: 24 - 34

5. Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass with 2-metre Long Biliopancreatic Limb for Morbid Obesity: Technique and Experience with the First 150 Patients

   • Björn Geir Leifsson
   • Hjörtur Georg Gislason

   OriginalPaper 01 January 2005 Pages: 35 - 42

6. Factors Influencing Survival following Surgical Treatment of Obesity

   • Wei Zhang
   • Edward E Mason
   • IBSR Contributors

   OriginalPaper 01 January 2005 Pages: 43 - 50

7. Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass in Patients with BMI <50: A Prospective Randomized Trial Comparing Short and Long Limb Lengths

   • William B Inabnet
   • Theresa Quinn
   • Alfons Pomp

   OriginalPaper 01 January 2005 Pages: 51 - 57

8. Bispectral Index (BIS) Monitoring in Morbidly Obese Patients undergoing Gastric Bypass Surgery: Experience in 23 Patients

   • Ageliki Pandazi
   • Anastasia Bourlioti
   • Georgia Kostopanagiotou

   OriginalPaper 01 January 2005 Pages: 58 - 62

9. Invited Commentary General Anesthesia, Bariatric Surgery, and the BIS® Monitor

   • Harry J M Lemmens
   • Jay B Brodsky

   OriginalPaper 01 January 2005 Pages: 63 - 63

10. Beneficial Effects of Humidified, Warmed Carbon Dioxide Insufflation during Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery: a Randomized Clinical Trial

    • Richard H Savel
    • Shyamasundar Balasubramanya
    • Jerzy M Macura

    OriginalPaper 01 January 2005 Pages: 64 - 69

11. Impact of a Warm Gas Insufflation on Operating-Room Ergonometrics during Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass: A Pilot Study

    • Alfonso Barnard Barragan
    • Eldo Ermenegildo Frezza

    OriginalPaper 01 January 2005 Pages: 70 - 72

12. Invited Commentary Is Heated and Humidified Gas Necessary during Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass?

    • Ninh T Nguyen
    • Samuel E Wilson

    OriginalPaper 01 January 2005 Pages: 73 - 75

13. Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass versus Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding in the Super-obese: A Comparative Study of 290 Patients

    • Philippe Mognol
    • Denis Chosidow
    • Jean-Pierre Marmuse

    OriginalPaper 01 January 2005 Pages: 76 - 81

14. Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding: Early Experience in 400 Consecutive Patients in the USA

    • Brad M Watkins
    • Kevin F Montgomery
    • Jessie H Ahroni

    OriginalPaper 01 January 2005 Pages: 82 - 87

15. Nutritional Behavior as a Predictor of Early Success after Vertical Gastroplasty

    • Aline Israel
    • Gilbert Sebbag
    • Isaac Levy

    OriginalPaper 01 January 2005 Pages: 88 - 94

16. Implantable Gastric Stimulation Inhibits Gastric Motility via Sympathetic Pathway in Dogs

    • Hongbing Zhu
    • Jiande D Z Chen

    OriginalPaper 01 January 2005 Pages: 95 - 100

17. Intragastric Balloon for Obesity: A Retrospective Evaluation of Tolerance and Efficacy

    • Abdulhameed Al-Momen
    • Ibrahim El-Mogy

    OriginalPaper 01 January 2005 Pages: 101 - 105

18. Surgery for Morbid Obesity: Selection of Operation Based on Evidence from Literature Review

    • Carlos Manterola
    • Viviana Pineda
    • Sergio Muñoz

    OriginalPaper 01 January 2005 Pages: 106 - 113

19. Choosing an Operation for Weight Control, and the Transected Banded Gastric Bypass

    • Mathias A L Fobi
    • Hoil Lee
    • Nicole Fobi

    BriefCommunication 01 January 2005 Pages: 114 - 121

20. A Simple Novel Technique for Intragastric Balloon Retrieval

    • John T Jenkins
    • David J Galloway

    OriginalPaper 01 January 2005 Pages: 122 - 124

21. Practice Makes Perfect? Patient Response to a PreBariatric Surgery Behavior Modification Program

    • Dana Brandenburg
    • Rebecca Kotlowski

    OriginalPaper 01 January 2005 Pages: 125 - 132

22. Band Slippage – a Potentially Life-Threatening Complication after Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding

    • Stephan Kriwanek
    • Martin Schermann
    • Rudolf Roka

    Report 01 January 2005 Pages: 133 - 136

23. Renal Failure, Glomerulonephritis and Morbid Obesity: Improvement after Rapid Weight Loss following Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass

    • Flavia C Soto
    • Guillermo Higa-Sansone
    • Raul J Rosenthal

    Report 01 January 2005 Pages: 137 - 140

24. Universal Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding?

    • Stephan Kriwanek
    • Martin Schermann
    • Sirwan Ali Abdullah

    Letter 01 January 2005 Pages: 141 - 142

25. Reply

    • Michael Korenkov

    Letter 01 January 2005 Pages: 142 - 143