Issue 1/2005
Content (25 Articles)
Relationship between Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in Leptin, IL6 and Adiponectin Genes and their Circulating Product in Morbidly Obese Subjects before and after Gastric Banding Surgery
Christine Poitou, Jean-Marc Lacorte, Muriel Coupaye, Sandrine Bertrais, Jean-François Bedel, Nicolas Lafon, Jean-Luc Bouillot, Pilar Galan, Françoise Borson-Chazot, Arnaud Basdevant, Christiane Coussieu, Karine Clément
The Cost Effectiveness of Laparoscopic versus Open Gastric Bypass Surgery
James H Paxton, Jeffrey B Matthews
Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass with 2-metre Long Biliopancreatic Limb for Morbid Obesity: Technique and Experience with the First 150 Patients
Björn Geir Leifsson, Hjörtur Georg Gislason
Factors Influencing Survival following Surgical Treatment of Obesity
Wei Zhang, Edward E Mason, Kathleen E Renquist, M Bridget Zimmerman
Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass in Patients with BMI <50: A Prospective Randomized Trial Comparing Short and Long Limb Lengths
William B Inabnet, Theresa Quinn, Michel Gagner, Meredith Urban, Alfons Pomp
Bispectral Index (BIS) Monitoring in Morbidly Obese Patients undergoing Gastric Bypass Surgery: Experience in 23 Patients
Ageliki Pandazi, Anastasia Bourlioti, Georgia Kostopanagiotou
Invited Commentary General Anesthesia, Bariatric Surgery, and the BIS® Monitor
Harry J M Lemmens, Jay B Brodsky
Beneficial Effects of Humidified, Warmed Carbon Dioxide Insufflation during Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery: a Randomized Clinical Trial
Richard H Savel, Shyamasundar Balasubramanya, Samy Lasheen, Teimuraz Gaprindashvili, Eddie Arabov, Rafael M Fazylov, Richard S Lazzaro, Jerzy M Macura
Impact of a Warm Gas Insufflation on Operating-Room Ergonometrics during Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass: A Pilot Study
Alfonso Barnard Barragan, Eldo Ermenegildo Frezza
Invited Commentary Is Heated and Humidified Gas Necessary during Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass?
Ninh T Nguyen, Samuel E Wilson
Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass versus Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding in the Super-obese: A Comparative Study of 290 Patients
Philippe Mognol, Denis Chosidow, Jean-Pierre Marmuse
Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding: Early Experience in 400 Consecutive Patients in the USA
Brad M Watkins, Kevin F Montgomery, Jessie H Ahroni
Nutritional Behavior as a Predictor of Early Success after Vertical Gastroplasty
Aline Israel, Gilbert Sebbag, Drora Fraser, Isaac Levy
Implantable Gastric Stimulation Inhibits Gastric Motility via Sympathetic Pathway in Dogs
Hongbing Zhu, Jiande D Z Chen
Intragastric Balloon for Obesity: A Retrospective Evaluation of Tolerance and Efficacy
Abdulhameed Al-Momen, Ibrahim El-Mogy
Surgery for Morbid Obesity: Selection of Operation Based on Evidence from Literature Review
Carlos Manterola, Viviana Pineda, Manuel Vial, Héctor Losada, Sergio Muñoz
Choosing an Operation for Weight Control, and the Transected Banded Gastric Bypass
Mathias A L Fobi, Hoil Lee, Basil Felahy, Kekah Che, Peter Ako, Nicole Fobi
Practice Makes Perfect? Patient Response to a PreBariatric Surgery Behavior Modification Program
Dana Brandenburg, Rebecca Kotlowski
Band Slippage – a Potentially Life-Threatening Complication after Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding
Stephan Kriwanek, Martin Schermann, Sirwan Ali Abdullah, Rudolf Roka
Renal Failure, Glomerulonephritis and Morbid Obesity: Improvement after Rapid Weight Loss following Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass
Flavia C Soto, Guillermo Higa-Sansone, John B Copley, Mariana Berho, Colleen Kennedy, Emanuelle LoMenzo, David Podkameni, Samuel Szomstein, Raul J Rosenthal
Universal Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding?
Stephan Kriwanek, Martin Schermann, Sirwan Ali Abdullah