1. The Third World Congress of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity (IFSO)

   • Editorial Office

   OriginalPaper 01 August 1998 Pages: 331 - 339

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

   • Editorial Office

   OriginalPaper 01 August 1998 Pages: 340 - 342

3. Allied Sciences Session Congress Secretariat open 13:00-18:00 for registration

   • Editorial Office

   OriginalPaper 01 August 1998 Pages: 343 - 351

4. Abstracts Oral session

   • Editorial Office

   OriginalPaper 01 August 1998 Pages: 352 - 387

5. Video session

   • Editorial Office

   OriginalPaper 01 August 1998 Pages: 388 - 393

6. Poster Session

   • Editorial Office

   OriginalPaper 01 August 1998 Pages: 394 - 414

7. Index of Abstract Authors

   • Editorial Office

   OriginalPaper 01 August 1998 Pages: 415 - 417

8. International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity (IFSO) Affiliated Individual Member Application

   • Editorial Office

   OriginalPaper 01 August 1998 Pages: 418 - 418

9. Informed Consent for Obesity Surgery

   • Edward E Mason
   • William W Hesson

   OriginalPaper 01 August 1998 Pages: 419 - 428

10. Changes in Esophageal Function after Vertical Banded Gastroplasty as Demonstrated by Esophageal Scintigraphy

    • Keith Seymour
    • Alison Mackie
    • John G Stephen

    OriginalPaper 01 August 1998 Pages: 429 - 433

11. An Adjustable Vertical Banded Gastroplasty does not Eliminate the Risk of Staple-line Disruption

    • Erik Näslund
    • Lars Backman
    • Lars Granström

    OriginalPaper 01 August 1998 Pages: 434 - 436

12. Changes in Measured Resting Energy Expenditure after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass for Clinically Severe Obesity are Not Related to Bypass Limb-length

    • Louis Flancbaum
    • Joseph S Verducci
    • Patricia S Choban

    OriginalPaper 01 August 1998 Pages: 437 - 443

13. Pitfalls in the Diagnosis of Gallbladder Disease in Clinically Severe Obesity

    • Horacio E Oria

    OriginalPaper 01 August 1998 Pages: 444 - 451

14. Influence of a Forced Air Warming System on Morbidly Obese Patients Undergoing Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass

    • Debra S Mason
    • James A Sapala
    • M Andrew Sapala

    OriginalPaper 01 August 1998 Pages: 453 - 460

15. Pregnancy Following Gastric Bypass for Morbid Obesity

    • Alan C Wittgrove
    • Leslie Jester
    • G Wesley Clark

    OriginalPaper 01 August 1998 Pages: 461 - 464

16. Pregnancy after Bariatric Surgery

    • Mervyn Deitel

    OriginalPaper 01 August 1998 Pages: 465 - 466

17. Silicone-Adjustable Gastric Banding: Disappointing Results

    • Agneta Westling
    • Kerstin Bjurling
    • Sven Gustavsson

    OriginalPaper 01 August 1998 Pages: 467 - 474

18. Double Closed Loop Obstruction and Perforation in a Previous Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass

    • Eric J Keyser
    • Najma A Ahmed
    • Jean Tchervenkov

    OriginalPaper 01 August 1998 Pages: 475 - 479

19. Obesity Classification

    • Kathleen Renquist

    OriginalPaper 01 August 1998 Pages: 480 - 480

20. Correspondence: On Reporting Variations on Vertical Banded Gastroplasty

    • Edward E Mason

    OriginalPaper 01 August 1998 Pages: 481 - 481

21. Reply

    • W G van Gemert
    • J W M Greve
    • P B Soeters

    OriginalPaper 01 August 1998 Pages: 482 - 482