1. Editorial: The Past and the Future

   • Mervyn Deitel

   EditorialNotes 01 November 1993 Pages: 335 - 335

2. What is the Future of Surgical Treatment of Obesity; What Will be the Place of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery?

   • Boyd E. Terry

   OriginalPaper 01 November 1993 Pages: 337 - 339

3. Relative Resistance of Adipocytes from Massively Obese Persons to Dedifferentiation

   • Anita Y.M. Cheng
   • Mervyn Deitel
   • Daniel A.K. Roncari

   OriginalPaper 01 November 1993 Pages: 340 - 345

4. The Role of Psychological Factors in Bariatric Surgery for Morbid Obesity: Identification of Psychological Predictors of Success

   • T. Michael Vallis
   • Michael A. Ross

   OriginalPaper 01 November 1993 Pages: 346 - 359

5. Quality of Life Assessment, of Ileogastrostomy

   • Andrew J. Rae
   • Iain G.M. Cleater

   OriginalPaper 01 November 1993 Pages: 360 - 364

6. Vertical Banded Gastroplasty: One Treatment for Esophagitis and/or Weight Gain after Gastric Banding

   • Erik Naslund
   • Lars Granstrom
   • Lars Backman

   OriginalPaper 01 November 1993 Pages: 365 - 368

7. Gastric Banding for Morbid Obesity: Initial Experience with a New Adjustable Band

   • Peter Forsell
   • Dag Hallberg
   • Goran Hellers

   OriginalPaper 01 November 1993 Pages: 369 - 374

8. Ethnicity, Type of Obesity Surgery and Weight Loss

   • Rafael F. Capella
   • Joseph F. Capella

   OriginalPaper 01 November 1993 Pages: 375 - 380

9. Antiobesity Surgery: Is a Structured Support Group Desirable? Preliminary Report

   • J. Gabrielle Rabner
   • Robert J. Greenstein

   OriginalPaper 01 November 1993 Pages: 381 - 389

10. Invited Commentary

    • George S.M. Cowan Jr.

    OriginalPaper 01 November 1993 Pages: 390 - 390

11. Gastroplasty/Distal Gastric Bypass: An Operation Producing Excellent and Prolonged Weight Loss in the Super-Obese

    • Peter A. Salmon

    OriginalPaper 01 November 1993 Pages: 391 - 396

12. Resting Energy Expenditure in Long-Term Postobese Subjects after Weight Normalization by Dieting or Biliopancreatic Diversion

    • Gian Franco Adami
    • Adelia Campostano
    • Nicola Scopinaro

    OriginalPaper 01 November 1993 Pages: 397 - 399

13. Technical Strategies for Converting the Failed Vertical Banded Gastroplasty to the Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass

    • James A. Sapala
    • Randall J. Bolar
    • M. Andrew Sapala

    OriginalPaper 01 November 1993 Pages: 400 - 409

14. Radical “Fleur-de-Lis” Abdominoplasty after Bariatric Surgery

    • George Ramsey-Stewart

    OriginalPaper 01 November 1993 Pages: 410 - 414

15. Lessons Learned from Laparoscopic Gastric Banding

    • Russell Broadbent

    OriginalPaper 01 November 1993 Pages: 415 - 420

16. Vitamin D Deficiency in the Morbidly Obese

    • Cynthia Buffington
    • Becky Walker
    • David Scruggs

    OriginalPaper 01 November 1993 Pages: 421 - 424

17. Metabolic Changes after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: A Preliminary Report

    • Maureen Gordon

    OriginalPaper 01 November 1993 Pages: 425 - 428

18. Guidelines for Selection of Patients for Surgical Treatment of Obesity

    • Edward E. Mason

    OriginalPaper 01 November 1993 Pages: 429 - 429

19. Rationale for the Surgical Treatment of Severe Obesity

    • Cornelius Doherty

    OriginalPaper 01 November 1993 Pages: 430 - 433

20. How to Incorporate Psychological Care with Minimum Cost to the Patient

    • Melodie K. Moorehead
    • Joan M. DiGregorio

    Letter 01 November 1993 Pages: 434 - 435

21. Historical Note

    • J. Edward Mullens

    Letter 01 November 1993 Pages: 436 - 436