Issue 4/2008
Content (16 Articles)
A New Laparoscopic Technique for Weight Reduction with Implanted Gastric Banding Basket
Manfred George Krukemeyer, Karl-Heinz Dietl, Peter Loermann, Hans-Ullrich Spiegel
The “Birmingham stitch”—Avoiding Slippage in Laparoscopic Gastric Banding
Rishi Singhal, Mark Kitchen, Sandra Ndirika, Kathryn Hunt, Sue Bridgwater, Paul Super
Virtual Three-dimensional Computed Tomography Assessment of the Gastric Pouch Following Laparoscopic Roux-Y Gastric Bypass
Suraj Alva, Dan Eisenberg, Andrew Duffy, Kurt Roberts, Gary Israel, Robert Bell
Histological Esophagitis Before and After Surgical Treatment of Morbid Obesity (Capella Technique): A Prospective Study
Galzuinda Maria Figueiredo Reis, Paulo Roberto Savassi-Rocha, Ana Margarida M. F. Nogueira, Marcílio José Rodrigues Lima, Silas de Carvalho, Vitor Arantes, Carlos Alberto Barros, Omar Lopes Cançado Jr.
High Prevalence of Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth in Patients with Morbid Obesity: A Contributor to Severe Hepatic Steatosis
Jean-Marc Sabaté, Pauline Jouët, Florence Harnois, Charlotte Mechler, Simon Msika, Maggy Grossin, Benoît Coffin
Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Its Relationship with the Nutritional Status of Vitamin A in Individuals with Class III Obesity
Gabriela Villaça Chaves, Silvia Elaine Pereira, Carlos José Saboya, Andréa Ramalho
Calcium Intake and Metabolic Bone Disease after Eight Years of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
Camila Duran de Campos, Lorença Dalcanale, Denis Pajecki, Arthur B. Garrido Jr, Alfredo Halpern
Support Group Meeting Attendance is Associated with Better Weight Loss
Whitney S. Orth, Atul K. Madan, Raymond J. Taddeucci, Mace Coday, David S. Tichansky
Evaluation of the Clinical Pathway for Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery
Álvaro Campillo-Soto, Juan Gervasio Martín-Lorenzo, Ramón Lirón-Ruíz, José Antonio Torralba-Martínez, Marina Bento-Gerard, Benito Flores-Pastor, José Luis Aguayo-Albasini
Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Gastric Botulinum Toxin Injections in Obese Subjects: A Pilot Study
Mark Topazian, Michael Camilleri, Jose De La Mora-Levy, Felicity B. Enders, Amy E. Foxx-Orenstein, Michael J. Levy, Vandana Nehra, Nicholas J. Talley
The Effects of Liposuction Removal of Subcutaneous Abdominal Fat on Lipid Metabolism are Independent of Insulin Sensitivity in Normal-Overweight Individuals
J. Ybarra, F. Blanco-Vaca, S. Fernández, A. Castellví, R. Bonet, X. Palomer, J. Ordóñez-Llanos, A. Trius, R. Vila-Rovira, A. Pérez
Gastric Bypass Surgery Causes Body Weight Loss Without Reducing Food Intake in Rats
Marianne W. Furnes, Karin Tømmerås, Carl-Jørgen Arum, Chun-Mei Zhao, Duan Chen
Endotherapy in Unusual Bariatric Surgical Complications (with Videos)
Shou-jiang Tang, Linda Tang, Saad F. Jazrawi, David A. Provost
Preoperative Gum Chewing May Increase Gastric Fluid Retention. Time to Change Our Minds and Review Current Guidelines?
L. La Colla, D. Poli, A. Albertin, G. La Colla, A. Mangano