1. Midterm Results of Primary vs. Secondary Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy (LSG) as an Isolated Operation

   • Bettina Uglioni
   • Bettina Wölnerhanssen
   • Ralph Peterli

   Clinical Report 24 January 2009 Pages: 401 - 406

   

2. Limb Contouring after Massive Weight Loss: Functional Rather than Aesthetic Improvement

   • S. Bruschi
   • G. Datta
   • M. Fraccalvieri

   Research Article 07 August 2008 Pages: 407 - 411

   

3. Vagal Nerve Dissection During Pouch Formation in Laparoscopic Roux-Y-Gastric Bypass for Technical Simplification: Does it Matter?

   • A. Perathoner
   • H. Weiss
   • A. Klaus

   Research Article 15 August 2008 Pages: 412 - 417

   

4. Age ≥50 Does Not Influence Outcome in Laparoscopic Gastric Banding

   • Rishi Singhal
   • Mark Kitchen
   • Paul Super

   Research Article 10 July 2008 Pages: 418 - 421

   

5. A Long-Term Cross-Sectional Study on Gastric Bypass Surgery: Impact of Self-Reported Past Sexual Abuse

   • Amy T. Buser
   • Chow S. Lam
   • Steven C. Poplawski

   Research Article 31 May 2008 Pages: 422 - 426

6. Importance of Routine Preoperative Upper GI Endoscopy: Why All Patients Should Be Evaluated?

   • Rodrigo Muñoz
   • Luis Ibáñez
   • Camilo Boza

   Research Article 16 September 2008 Pages: 427 - 431

7. Obesity Surgery Results Depending on Technique Performed: Long-Term Outcome

   • J. A. Gracia
   • M. Martínez
   • D. Arribas

   Research Article 12 November 2008 Pages: 432 - 438

   

8. Prediction of Long-term Outcome after Gastric Bypass Surgery

   • Richard I. Lanyon
   • Barbara M. Maxwell
   • Amy J. Kraft

   Research Article 11 October 2008 Pages: 439 - 445

9. High Complication Rate after Swedish Adjustable Gastric Banding in Younger Patients ≤25 Years

   • Reinhard Mittermair
   • Franz Aigner
   • Sabine Obermüller

   Research Article 08 November 2008 Pages: 446 - 450

   

10. Risk-Group Targeted Inferior Vena Cava Filter Placement in Gastric Bypass Patients

    • D. Wayne Overby
    • Geoffrey P. Kohn
    • Timothy M. Farrell

    Research Article 06 January 2009 Pages: 451 - 455

11. Inhibition of C-Reactive Protein in Morbidly Obese Patients After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy

    • Hakeam A. Hakeam
    • Patrick J. O’Regan
    • Lina F. Jomaa

    Research Article 08 October 2008 Pages: 456 - 460

12. Serum C-Reactive Protein and White Blood Cell Count in Morbidly Obese Surgical Patients

    • Sheng-Bin Chen
    • Yi-Chih Lee
    • Wei-Jei Lee

    Research Article 24 July 2008 Pages: 461 - 466

    

13. Pattern of Expression of Adiponectin Receptors in Human Liver and its Relation to Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis

    • M. Nannipieri
    • F. Cecchetti
    • E. Ferrannini

    Research Article 16 October 2008 Pages: 467 - 474

    

14. Involvement of the Hippocampus and Neuronal Nitric Oxide Synapse in the Gastric Electrical Stimulation Therapy for Obesity

    • Luo Xu
    • Xiangrong Sun
    • J. D. Z. Chen

    Research Article 20 June 2008 Pages: 475 - 483

    

15. Larrad Biliopancreatic Diversion in Sprague-Dawley Rats. Analysis of Weight Loss Related to Food Intake

    • Hugo Mendieta-Zerón
    • Álvaro Larrad-Jiménez
    • C. Diéguez

    Research Article 15 October 2008 Pages: 484 - 489

    

16. A Prospective Randomized Study Comparing Patients with Morbid Obesity Submitted to Laparotomic Gastric Bypass with or without Omentectomy

    • Attila Csendes
    • Fernando Maluenda
    • Ana Maria Burgos

    Research Article 20 August 2008 Pages: 490 - 494

17. Laparoscopic Seromyotomy for Long Stenosis After Sleeve Gastrectomy with or Without Duodenal Switch

    • Giovanni Dapri
    • Guy Bernard Cadière
    • Jacques Himpens

    New Concepts 24 January 2009 Pages: 495 - 499

    

18. Minimal-Scar Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding (LAGB)

    • Eungkook Kim
    • Dohyoung Kim
    • Hongchan Lee

    Research Article 07 October 2008 Pages: 500 - 503

    

19. Advances in Circular Stapling Techniques for Gastric Bypass: The Circular Stapler Introducer

    • Rudolf Steffen
    • Ahmed Guweidhi
    • Kaspar Z’graggen

    Modern Surgery: Technical Innovation 22 January 2009 Pages: 504 - 507

    

20. 3D-MSCT Gastric Pouch Volumetry in Bariatric Surgery—Preliminary Clinical Results

    • W. K. Karcz
    • S. Kuesters
    • T. Baumann

    Modern Surgery: Technical Innovation 18 December 2008 Pages: 508 - 516

    

21. Insurance Coverage Criteria for Panniculectomy and Redundant Skin Surgery after Bariatric Surgery: Why and When to Discuss

    • Raffi Gurunluoglu

    Review 29 October 2008 Pages: 517 - 520

22. Small Bowel Obstruction after Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Caused by an Intraluminal Blood Clot

    • G. Peeters
    • T. Gys
    • T. Lafullarde

    Case Report 06 June 2008 Pages: 521 - 523

    

23. Refractory Hypocalcemia Following Near-Total Thyroidectomy in a Patient with a Prior Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass

    • Sara M. Pietras
    • Michael F. Holick

    Case Report 01 July 2008 Pages: 524 - 526

    

24. A New Type of Internal Hernia After Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass

    • A. Paroz
    • J. M. Calmes
    • M. Suter

    Case Report 26 November 2008 Pages: 527 - 530

    

25. A Rare Complication After Laparoscopic Gastric Banding: Connecting-Tube Penetration into the Hilus of the Kidney

    • R. Sneijder
    • H. A. Cense
    • R. S. Breederveld

    Case Report Open access 17 December 2008 Pages: 531 - 533

    

26. Succinylcholine: A Drug to Avoid in Bariatric Surgery

    • Talar Tejirian
    • Catherine E. Lewis
    • Amir Mehran

    Case Report 07 October 2008 Pages: 534 - 536

27. Succinylcholine: A Useful Drug in Bariatric Surgery

    • Jay B. Brodsky
    • Harry J. M. Lemmens
    • John M. Morton

    Letter to the Editor 17 December 2008 Pages: 537 - 537

28. Reply to Letter from Dr. Morton, et al.

    • Amir Mehran

    Letter to the Editor 20 December 2008 Pages: 538 - 538

29. Preoperative Weight Loss in Bariatric Surgery

    • Melissa A. Kalarchian
    • Marsha D. Marcus

    Letter to the Editor 20 December 2008 Pages: 539 - 539