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Obesity Surgery

Issue 2/2013

Content (21 Articles)

Clinical Research

Cumulative Helicobacter pylori Eradication Therapy in Obese Patients Undergoing Gastric Bypass Surgery

Rute M. Cerqueira, Manuel R. Correia, Carolina D. Fernandes, Hélder Vilar, M. Conceição Manso

Clinical Research

Effectiveness of Bariatric Surgery in Reducing Weight and Body Mass Index Among Hispanic Adolescents

Nestor De La Cruz-Muñoz, Gabriela Lopez-Mitnik, Kristopher L. Arheart, Tracie L. Miller, Steven E. Lipshultz, Sarah E. Messiah

Clinical Research

Evaluation of the Influence of Whole and Defatted Flaxseed on Satiety, Glucose, and Leptin Levels of Women in the Late Postoperative Stage of Bariatric Surgery

Larissa Cohen, Junia Meira, Gigliane Menegati Cosendey, Aline Fonseca Pereira de Souza, Fernanda Mattos, João Régis Ivar Carneiro, Eliane Lopes Rosado

Clinical Research

Age as a Predictive Factor of Testosterone Improvement in Male Patients After Bariatric Surgery: Preliminary Results of a Monocentric Prospective Study

Enrico Facchiano, Stefano Scaringi, Marco Veltri, Jinous Samavat, Mario Maggi, Gianni Forti, Michaela Luconi, Marcello Lucchese

Clinical Research

Lifestyle Behaviors of Obese Children Following Parental Weight Loss Surgery

Rosanna P. Watowicz, Christopher A. Taylor, Ihuoma U. Eneli

Clinical Research

Laparoscopic Greater Curve Plication in Asia: Initial Experience

Wilfred Lik-Man Mui, Danny Wai-Hung Lee, Katherine Kar-Yee Lam, Bonnie Yuk San Tsung

Open Access Clinical Report

3-Year Real-World Outcomes with the Swedish Adjustable Gastric Band™ in France

G. Ribaric, J. N. Buchwald, G. d’Orsay, F. Daoud

Clinical Research

A 5-Year Experience of Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding in China

Qiaojun Han, Yue Chen, Jianbing Zhuge, Zhaolong Zhang, Dajin Zou

Clinical Research

Are Knee and Foot Orthopedic Problems More Disabling in the Superobese?

Sonia M. Fabris, Joel Faintuch, Sergio L. A. Brienze, Gilberto B. Brito, Isabela S. Sitta, Estevao L. P. Mendes, Ines C. B. Fonseca, Ivan Cecconello

Clinical Research

Psychiatric Predictors of Surgery Non-completion Following Suitability Assessment for Bariatric Surgery

S. Sockalingam, S. Cassin, S. A. Crawford, K. Pitzul, A. Khan, R. Hawa, T. Jackson, A. Okrainec

Clinical Report

Indications and Mid-Term Results of Conversion from Sleeve Gastrectomy to Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass

Thomas Gautier, Thomas Sarcher, Nicolas Contival, Yannick Le Roux, Arnaud Alves

Original Contributions

Routine Gastrostomy Tube Placement in Gastric Bypass Patients: Impact on Length of Stay and 30-Day Readmission Rate

Rena Moon, Andre Teixeira, Kelly Potenza, Muhammad A. Jawad

Original Contributions

Postoperative Swallow Study as a Predictor of Intermediate Weight Loss after Sleeve Gastrectomy

David Goitein, Alex Zendel, Gal Westrich, Douglas Zippel, Moshe Papa, Moshe Rubin

Clinical Research

Racial Differences Among Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Surgery: a Population-Based Trend Analysis from 2002 to 2008

Mathias Worni, Ulrich Guller, Matthew L. Maciejewski, Lesley H. Curtis, Mihir Gandhi, Ricardo Pietrobon, Danny O. Jacobs, Truls Østbye

Clinical Report

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Patients with Mild Obesity: Preliminary Results of Surgical Treatment

Enrique Lanzarini, Attila Csendes, Luis Gutierrez, Pedro Cuevas, Hanns Lembach, Juan C. Molina, Maher Musleh, Italo Braghetto, Karin Papapietro, Verónica Araya, Rodolfo Lahsen, Pablo Olguin, Andrea Riffo, Emma Diaz, Denisse Montt, Luciana Marín

Clinical Research

Short- and Long-Term Outcomes of Vertical Banded Gastroplasty Converted to Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass

Peter Vasas, Bruno Dillemans, Sebastiaan Van Cauwenberge, Marieke De Visschere, Charlotte Vercauteren

Review

Vitamin A Deficiency in Pregnancy: Perspectives after Bariatric Surgery

Cristiane Barbosa Chagas, Cláudia Saunders, Silvia Pereira, Jacqueline Silva, Carlos Saboya, Andréa Ramalho

Review Article

Surgical Weight Loss: Impact on Energy Expenditure

David Thivel, Katrina Brakonieki, Pascale Duche, Morio Béatrice, Boirie Yves, Blandine Laferrère

New Concept

Initial Experience of Single-Port Surgery Assisted by Percutaneous Instruments for Gastric Bypass: a Combination of Safety and Minimally Invasive Surgery

Nikos Kotzampassakis, Nikolaos Machairas, Mathieu Clanet, Pierre Cornet, Anne-Catherine Dandrifosse

Technical Innovation

Single-Access Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band Removal: Technique and Initial Experience

Giovanni Dapri, Haicam El Mourad, Perrine Mathonet, Amélie Delaporte, Jacques Himpens, Guy Bernard Cadière, Jan Willem Greve

Erratum

Erratum to: Differential Changes in Exercise Performance After Massive Weight Loss Induced by Bariatric Surgery

Britta Wilms, Barbara Ernst, Martin Thurnheer, Burkhard Weisser, Bernd Schultes