1. Nutritional Deficiencies following Bariatric Surgery: What Have We Learned?

   • Richard D Bloomberg
   • Amy Fleishman
   • Subhash Kini

   ReviewPaper 01 February 2005 Pages: 145 - 154

2. Long-Term Outcomes after Gastric Bypass

   • Sarah White
   • Emma Brooks
   • Richard S Stubbs

   OriginalPaper 01 February 2005 Pages: 155 - 163

3. A Comparison of Burst Pressure Between Buttressed Versus Non-Buttressed Staple-Lines in an Animal Model

   • William Arnold
   • Scott A Shikora

   OriginalPaper 01 February 2005 Pages: 164 - 171

4. The Learning Curve Measured by Operating Times for Laparoscopic and Open Gastric Bypass: Roles of Surgeon's Experience, Institutional Experience, Body Mass Index and Fellowship Training

   • Garth H Ballantyne
   • Douglas Ewing
   • Richard J Davies

   OriginalPaper 01 February 2005 Pages: 172 - 182

5. Weight Loss Composition: The Effects of Exercise following Obesity Surgery as Measured by Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis

   • Barbara Metcalf
   • Robert A Rabkin
   • Lee B Lehman-Becker

   OriginalPaper 01 February 2005 Pages: 183 - 186

6. Fasting Plasma Ghrelin Levels Increase Progressively after Biliopancreatic Diversion: One-year Follow-up

   • M T García-Unzueta
   • R Fernández-Santiago
   • J A Amado

   OriginalPaper 01 February 2005 Pages: 187 - 190

7. Weight Changes in Spouses of Gastric Bypass Patients

   • Atul K Madan
   • Kimberly A Turman
   • David S Tichansky

   OriginalPaper 01 February 2005 Pages: 191 - 194

8. Weight Loss and Postoperative Complications in Morbidly Obese Patients with Binge Eating Disorder Treated by Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding

   • Luca Busetto
   • Gianni Segato
   • Giuliano Enzi

   OriginalPaper 01 February 2005 Pages: 195 - 201

9. Factors Influencing Patient Choice for Bariatric Operation

   • Christine J Ren
   • Izumi Cabrera
   • George A Fielding

   OriginalPaper 01 February 2005 Pages: 202 - 206

10. Critical Extreme Anterior Slippage (Paragastric Richter's Hernia) of the Stomach after Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding: Early Recognition and Prevention of Gastric Strangulation

    • Myur S Srikanth
    • Ki H Oh
    • Katherine M Fox

    OriginalPaper 01 February 2005 Pages: 207 - 215

11. Salvage of Gastric Restriction following Staple-Line Dehiscence after Vertical Banded Gastroplasty by Insertion of an Adjustable Gastric Band

    • Markus Wenger
    • Grazyna Piec
    • Rudolf Steffen

    OriginalPaper 01 February 2005 Pages: 216 - 222

12. Vertical Banded Gastroplasty: 6 Years Experience at a Center in Poland

    • Krzysztof Pasnik
    • Jaroslaw Krupa
    • Edward Stanowski

    OriginalPaper 01 February 2005 Pages: 223 - 227

13. Histological Changes in the Liver of Morbidly Obese Patients: Correlation with Metabolic Parameters

    • Anna Maria Wolf
    • Bernd Busch
    • Ulrike Beisiegel

    OriginalPaper 01 February 2005 Pages: 228 - 237

14. Gallbladder Pathology in Morbid Obesity

    • George W Dittrick
    • Jon S Thompson
    • Debra Sudan

    OriginalPaper 01 February 2005 Pages: 238 - 242

15. Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in Obese Patients

    • Constantinos Simopoulos
    • Alexandros Polychronidis
    • Michail Pitiakoudis

    OriginalPaper 01 February 2005 Pages: 243 - 246

16. Visceral Sensitivity to Gastric Stimulation and its Correlation with Alterations in Gastric Emptying and Accommodation in Humans

    • Shukun Yao
    • Meiyun Ke
    • Jiande D Z Chen

    OriginalPaper 01 February 2005 Pages: 247 - 253

17. Efficacy of the SF-36 Questionnaire in Identifying Obese Patients with Psychological Discomfort

    • Aliria Callegari
    • Ilaria Michelini
    • Catherine Klersy

    OriginalPaper 01 February 2005 Pages: 254 - 260

18. Compliance with Surgical After-care following Bariatric Surgery for Morbid Obesity: a Retrospective Study

    • Norman A Poole
    • Ashraf AL Atar
    • John F Morgan

    OriginalPaper 01 February 2005 Pages: 261 - 265

19. Exploring the Impact of Obesity Surgery on Patients' Health Status: a Quantitative and Qualitative Study

    • Jane Ogden
    • Cecilia Clementi
    • Ameet Patel

    OriginalPaper 01 February 2005 Pages: 266 - 272

20. Response of Recurrent Binge Eating and Weight Gain to Topiramate in Patients with Binge Eating Disorder after Bariatric Surgery

    • Anna I Guerdjikova
    • Renu Kotwal
    • Susan L McElroy

    Report 01 February 2005 Pages: 273 - 277

21. Hepatic Portal Gas due to Gastro-jejunal Anastomotic Leak after Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass

    • Philippe Mognol
    • Denis Chosidow
    • Jean-Pierre Marmuse

    Report 01 February 2005 Pages: 278 - 281

22. Topical Anesthesia-Induced Methemoglobinemia in Bariatric Surgery Patients

    • Lester Carrodeguas
    • Samuel Szomstein
    • Raul J Rosenthal

    Report 01 February 2005 Pages: 282 - 285

23. Biliopancreatic Diversion as a Novel Approach to the HAIR-AN Syndrome

    • Melania Manco
    • Marco Castagneto
    • Geltrude Mingrone

    Report 01 February 2005 Pages: 286 - 289

24. The Lethality of Obstructing Hematoma at the Jejunojejunostomy following Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass

    • Thomas S Helling

    Letter 01 February 2005 Pages: 290 - 291

25. The Lethality of Obstructing Hematoma at the Jejunojejunostomy following Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass

    • James M Balliro

    EditorialNotes 01 February 2005 Pages: 291 - 292

26. Reply

    • Ninh T Nguyen
    • Mario Longoria
    • Samuel E Wilson

    OriginalPaper 01 February 2005 Pages: 292 - 293

27. Effect of Gastric Banding on Ileal Mucosa

    • Alp Bozbora
    • Halil Coskun
    • Umut Barbaros

    Letter 01 February 2005 Pages: 294 - 295

28. International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity STATUTES AND BYLAWS

    • Editorial Office

    OriginalPaper 01 February 2005 Pages: 296 - 300