1. Peri-Millennial Meetings

   • Mervyn Deitel

   OriginalPaper 01 August 1999 Pages: 303 - 303

2. Executive and Councils of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity (IFSO), 1998-1999

   • Editorial Office

   OriginalPaper 01 August 1999 Pages: 304 - 307

3. Information: General and Scientific

   • Editorial Office

   OriginalPaper 01 August 1999 Pages: 308 - 310

4. Premeeting IFS0 Masters' Bariatric Surgery Expert Course and Workshops: Wednesday, September 22, 1999, I:00 - 500 p.m., Sheraton Hotel. Cost $100 US

   • Editorial Office

   OriginalPaper 01 August 1999 Pages: 311 - 311

5. Congress Registration Form 13th International Symposium on Obesity Surgery 4th Congress of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity (IFSO) September 22-25,1999 - SALZBURG

   • Editorial Office

   OriginalPaper 01 August 1999 Pages: 312 - 312

6. Hotel Reservation Form 13th International Symposium on Obesity Surgery 4th Congress of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity (IFSO) September 22-25, 1999 - SALZBURG

   • Editorial Office

   OriginalPaper 01 August 1999 Pages: 313 - 313

7. Fourth World Congress of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity Program of the Meeting

   • Editorial Office

   OriginalPaper 01 August 1999 Pages: 314 - 324

8. Chairmen and Sessions

   • Editorial Office

   OriginalPaper 01 August 1999 Pages: 325 - 325

9. Abstracts

   • Editorial Office

   OriginalPaper 01 August 1999 Pages: 326 - 361

10. Index of Authors of Abstracts of Presentations and Posters

    • Editorial Office

    OriginalPaper 01 August 1999 Pages: 362 - 362

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

    • Editorial Office

    OriginalPaper 01 August 1999 Pages: 363 - 363

12. Meralgia Paresthetica Following Bariatric Surgery

    • Alex M C Macgregor
    • Eric K Thoburn

    OriginalPaper 01 August 1999 Pages: 364 - 368

13. Three-Year Results of Laparoscopic Vertical Banded Gastroplasty

    • Erik Näslund
    • Jacob Freedman
    • Lars Granström

    OriginalPaper 01 August 1999 Pages: 369 - 373

14. Early Results of Laparoscopic Gastric Banding Compared with Open Vertical Banded Gastroplasty

    • M Suter
    • V Giusti
    • A Jayet

    OriginalPaper 01 August 1999 Pages: 374 - 380

15. Late Pouch Dilation after Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric and Esophagogastric Banding: Incidence, Treatment, and Outcome

    • Erik Niville
    • Anne Dams

    OriginalPaper 01 August 1999 Pages: 381 - 384

16. Marked Improvement in Asthma after Lap-Band® Surgery for Morbid Obesity

    • John B Dixon
    • Leon Chapman
    • Paul O'Brien

    OriginalPaper 01 August 1999 Pages: 385 - 389

17. High Prevalence of Asymptomatic Esophageal Motility Disorders among Morbidly Obese Patients

    • Barry W Jaffin
    • Paul Knoepflmacher
    • Robert Greenstein

    OriginalPaper 01 August 1999 Pages: 390 - 395

18. Treatment of Morbid Obesity and Gastroesophageal Reflux with Hiatal Hernia by Lap-Band

    • Luigi Angrisani
    • Paola Iovino
    • Beniamino Tesauro

    OriginalPaper 01 August 1999 Pages: 396 - 398

19. Improvement of Physical Functioning of Morbidly Obese Patients Who Have Undergone a Lap-Band® Operation: One-Year Study

    • Rogier Hörchner
    • Wim Tuinebreijer

    OriginalPaper 01 August 1999 Pages: 399 - 402

20. Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass for Super/Super Obesity

    • Ninh T Nguyen
    • Hung S Ho
    • Bruce M Wolfe

    OriginalPaper 01 August 1999 Pages: 403 - 406

21. “No Punch” Technique of Laparoscopic Vertical Banded Gastroplasty for Morbid Obesity

    • J C Cagigas
    • E Martino
    • C F Escalante

    OriginalPaper 01 August 1999 Pages: 407 - 409

22. Alternative Technique for Creation of a Proximal Gastric Pouch in Laparoscopic Adjustable Silicone Gastric Banding

    • Anne Cardon
    • Frido Berrevoet
    • Bernard de Hemptinne

    OriginalPaper 01 August 1999 Pages: 410 - 412