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Obesity Surgery

Issue 2/2012

Content (27 Articles)

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Bariatric Surgery: Impact on Body Composition After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass

Luana Azevedo de Aquino, Silvia Elaine Pereira, Jacqueline de Souza Silva, Carlos José Saboya Sobrinho, Andréa Ramalho

Clinical Research

Alcohol Use Disorders After Bariatric Surgery

Joji Suzuki, Florina Haimovici, Grace Chang

Clinical Research

Xenon Anesthesia Reduces TNFα and IL10 in Bariatric Patients

Antonio Abramo, Claudio Di Salvo, Giacomo Baldi, Elena Marini, Marco Anselmino, Guido Salvetti, Francesco Giunta, Francesco Forfori

Clinical Research

Anesthesia for Bariatric Surgery

Tomoki Nishiyama, Yumiko Kohno, Keiko Koishi

Clinical Research

Cholecystectomy Concomitant with Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass: A Trend Analysis of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample from 2001 to 2008

Mathias Worni, Ulrich Guller, Anand Shah, Mihir Gandhi, Jatin Shah, Dimple Rajgor, Ricardo Pietrobon, Danny O. Jacobs, Truls Østbye

Clinical Research

Medical and Psychosocial Outcomes of Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: Cross-sectional Findings at 4-Year Follow-up

Valerie H. Myers, Claire E. Adams, Brooke L. Barbera, Phillip J. Brantley

Clinical Research

Prevalence of Liver Steatosis and Fibrosis and the Diagnostic Accuracy of Ultrasound in Bariatric Surgery Patients

Jiang Wu, Jing You, Lisa Yerian, Ayako Shiba, Philip R. Schauer, Daniel I. Sessler

Clinical Research

Clinical Predictors of Different Grades of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Wilson Salgado Júnior, Carla Barbosa Nonino-Borges

Clinical Research

Levothyroxine Absorption in Morbidly Obese Patients Before and After Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB) Surgery

Ileana Gabriela Sanchez Rubio, Ana Luiza Galrão, Marco Aurelio Santo, Antonio Carlos Zanini, Geraldo Medeiros-Neto

Original Scientific Article

Race, Socioeconomic Status, and the Use of Bariatric Surgery in Michigan

Nancy J. O. Birkmeyer, Niya Gu

Economic Aspects

Economic Benefits of Bariatric Surgery

S. P. Sussenbach, A. V. Padoin, E. N. Silva, D. Benzano, M. A. Pufal, A. S. Barhouch, R. Chatkin, R. J. Ramos, A. Balestro, C. C. Mottin

Clinical Report

Ten Years Experience of Banded Gastric Bypass: Does It Make a Difference?

William Awad, Alvaro Garay, Cristián Martínez

Clinical Report

Long-term Outcome with the Prophylactic Use of Polypropylene Mesh in Morbidly Obese Patients Undergoing Biliopancreatic Diversion

Giuseppe Curro, Tommaso Centorrino, Vanessa Low, Giuseppe Sarra, Giuseppe Navarra

Clinical Report

Gastric Bypass Does Not Influence Olfactory Function in Obese Patients

Brynn E. Richardson, Eric A. Vanderwoude, Ranjan Sudan, Donald A. Leopold, Jon S. Thompson

Open Access Clinical Research

Revision of Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding: Success or Failure?

G. H. E. J. Vijgen, R. Schouten, L. Pelzers, J. W. Greve, S. H. van Helden, N. D. Bouvy

Clinical Research

C-peptide Predicts the Remission of Type 2 Diabetes After Bariatric Surgery

Wei-Jei Lee, Keong Chong, Kong-Han Ser, Jung-Chien Chen, Yi-Chih Lee, Shu-Chun Chen, Yen-How Su, Min-Han Tsai

Clinical Research

Effects of Laparoscopic Gastric Band Applications on Plasma and Fundic Acylated Ghrelin Levels in Morbidly Obese Patients

Remise Gelisgen, Kagan Zengin, Ahmet Kocael, Birol Baysal, Pınar Kocael, Hayriye Erman, Mustafa Taskın, Hafize Uzun

Short Communication

Use of Foley’s Catheter to Control Port-Site Bleeding in Bariatric Surgery

Jaime Ruiz-Tovar, Pablo Priego-Jimenez, Gabriel Alejandro Paiva-Coronel

Animal Research

Sleeve Gastrectomy Reduces Blood Pressure in Obese (fa/fa) Zucker Rats

Amaia Rodríguez, Sara Becerril, Víctor Valentí, Beatriz Ramírez, Marina Martín, Leire Méndez-Giménez, Andoni Lancha, Pablo del Sol Calderón, Victoria Catalán, María A. Burrell, Javier Gómez-Ambrosi, Gema Frühbeck

New Concepts

Let Loose Technique, an Option in Band Migration

Pedro Miguel Mesquita Vasconcelos, Joaquim Pedroso Costa, Vânia Tavares

New Concepts

Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy with an Extensive Posterior Mobilization: Technique and Preliminary Results

Ralph P. M. Gadiot, Lacer Ulas Biter, Hans J. F. Zengerink, Robert J. de Vos tot Nederveen Cappel, Jan Willem F. Elte, Manuel Castro Cabezas, Guido H. H. Mannaerts

Open Access Review

Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Feasible for Bariatric Revision Surgery

Cornelis Adrianus Sebastianus Berende, Jean-Paul de Zoete, Johannes Franciscus Smulders, Simon Willem Nienhuijs

Review

Does Exercise Improve Weight Loss after Bariatric Surgery? A Systematic Review

Kristine Egberts, Wendy A. Brown, Leah Brennan, Paul E. O’Brien

Letter to the Editor

The Skin's Neurological Function Evaluation in Post-Bariatric Plastic Surgery

Rodolpho Alberto Bussolaro, Elvio Bueno Garcia, Maria Teresa Zanella, Lydia Masako Ferreira

Erratum

Erratum to: Evolution of Lipid Profiles after Bariatric Surgery

Ignacio Garcia-Marirrodriga, Cesar Amaya-Romero, Gabriel Patiño Ruiz-Diaz, Sandra Férnandez, Carlos Ballesta-López, Jose Ma. Pou, June H. Romeo, Gemma Vilahur, Lina Badimon, Juan Ybarra

Erratum

Erratum to: Bariatric Surgery in Asia in the Last 5 Years (2005–2009)

Davide Lomanto, Wei-Jei Lee, Rajat Goel, Jeannette Jen-Mai Lee, Asim Shabbir, Jimmy BY So, Chih-Kun Huang, Pradeep Chowbey, Muffazal Lakdawala, Barlian Sutedja, Simon K. H. Wong, Seigo Kitano, Kin-Fah Chin, Hildegardes C. Dineros, Andrew Wong, Anton Cheng, Shanker Pasupathy, Sang Kuon Lee, Paisal Pongchairerks, Tran Binh Giang