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Obesity Surgery

Issue 5/2014

Content (26 Articles)

Original Contributions

The Impact of Preoperative Weight Loss Before Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass

Salvatore Giordano, Mikael Victorzon

Original Contributions

Does Tissue Ischemia Actually Contribute To Leak after Sleeve Gastrectomy? An Experimental Study

Maria Natoudi, Dimitrios Theodorou, Apostolos Papalois, Panagiotis Drymousis, Leonidas Alevizos, Stylianos Katsaragakis, Georgios Zografos, Emmanouel Leandros, Evangelos Menenakos

Original Contributions

Beyond Weight Loss: Evaluating the Multiple Benefits of Bariatric Surgery After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass and Adjustable Gastric Band

Karl J. Neff, Ling Ling Chuah, Erlend T. Aasheim, Sabrina Jackson, Sukhpreet S. Dubb, Shiva T. Radhakrishnan, Arvinder S. Sood, Torsten Olbers, Ian F. Godsland, Alexander D. Miras, Carel W. le Roux

Original Contributions

Bariatric Surgery May Improve Employment Status in Unemployed, Underserved, Severely Obese Patients

Michael Turchiano, John K. Saunders, Gregory Fernandez, Livia Navie, Luis Labrador, Manish Parikh

Original Contributions

Medication Use Following Bariatric Surgery: Factors Associated with Early Discontinuation

Amy L. Kennedy, Tracy Nelson, Stefan Pettine, Benjamin F. Miller, Karyn L. Hamilton

Original Contributions

Long-Term Improvements in Pulmonary Function 5 Years After Bariatric Surgery

Stephen Hewitt, Sjur Humerfelt, Torgeir T. Søvik, Erlend T Aasheim, Hilde Risstad, Jon Kristinsson, Tom Mala

Original Contributions

Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass vs. Sleeve Gastrectomy in the Super Obese Patient: Early Outcomes of an Observational Study

Carlos Zerrweck, Elisa M. Sepúlveda, Hernán G. Maydón, Francisco Campos, Antonio G. Spaventa, Verónica Pratti, Itzel Fernández

Original Contributions

Laparoscopic Greater Curvature Plication in Morbidly Obese Women with Type 2 Diabetes: Effects on Glucose Homeostasis, Postprandial Triglyceridemia and Selected Gut Hormones

Olga Bradnova, Ioannis Kyrou, Vojtech Hainer, Josef Vcelak, Tereza Halkova, Petra Sramkova, Karin Dolezalova, Martin Fried, Philip McTernan, Sudhesh Kumar, Martin Hill, Marie Kunesova, Bela Bendlova, Jana Vrbikova

Original Contributions

Lifestyle Modification Parallels to Sleeve Success

Dean Keren, Ibrahim Matter, Alexandra Lavy

Original Contributions

Management of Anastomotic Ulcers After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: Results of an International Survey

Daniel C. Steinemann, Marco Bueter, Marc Schiesser, Iakovos Amygdalos, Pierre-Alain Clavien, Antonio Nocito

Original Contributions

Mid-term Results of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass in Adolescent Patients

Yaniv Cozacov, Mayank Roy, Savannah Moon, Pablo Marin, Emanuele Lo Menzo, Samuel Szomstein, Raul Rosenthal

Open Access Original Contributions

Enhanced Recovery After Bariatric Surgery (ERABS): Clinical Outcomes from a Tertiary Referral Bariatric Centre

Sherif Awad, Sharon Carter, Sanjay Purkayastha, Sherif Hakky, Krishna Moorthy, Jonathan Cousins, Ahmed R. Ahmed

Original Contributions

Perceptions of Weight Loss Experience Between African-Americans and Caucasians: A Pilot Study

Sharon Marie Sawyer-Martin, Barbara P. Penprase, Ronald John Piscotty

Original Contributions

Early Improvement of Postprandial Lipemia After Bariatric Surgery in Obese Type 2 Diabetic Patients

E. Griffo, G. Nosso, R. Lupoli, M. Cotugno, G. Saldalamacchia, G. Vitolo, L. Angrisani, P. P. Cutolo, A. A. Rivellese, B. Capaldo

Original Contributions

High Frequency of Serum Chromium Deficiency and Association of Chromium with Triglyceride and Cholesterol Concentrations in Patients Awaiting Bariatric Surgery

Karla V. G. Lima, Raquel P. A. Lima, Maria C. R. Gonçalves, Joel Faintuch, Liana C. S. L. Morais, Luiza S. R. Asciutti, Maria J. C. Costa

Original Contributions

Waist Circumference and Related Anthropometric Indices Are Associated with Metabolic Traits in Severely Obese Subjects

Runa Zazai, Britta Wilms, Barbara Ernst, Martin Thurnheer, Bernd Schultes

Original Contributions

The Acute Effects of a New Type of Implantable Gastric Electrical Stimulators Featuring Varied Pulse Widths on Beagle Dogs’ Food Intake and Gastric Accommodation

Yanmei Li, Shukun Yao, Shaoxuan Chen, Yanli Zhang, Xiaojuan Guo, Weishuo Zhang, Wenjuan Guo

Original Contributions

Evolution of Subclinical Hypothyroidism and its Relation with Glucose and Triglycerides Levels in Morbidly Obese Patients After Undergoing Sleeve Gastrectomy as Bariatric Procedure

Jaime Ruiz-Tovar, Evangelina Boix, Isabel Galindo, Lorea Zubiaga, María Diez, Antonio Arroyo, Rafael Calpena

Original Contributions

The Effect of Bariatric Surgery on Intestinal Absorption and Transit Time

Kirstin A. Carswell, Royce P. Vincent, Ajay P. Belgaumkar, Roy A. Sherwood, Stephanie A. Amiel, Ameet G. Patel, Carel W. le Roux

Open Access Original Contributions

Impact of Weight Loss Due to Sleeve Gastrectomy on Shear Stress of the Femoral Vein in Morbid Obesity

Maciej Wiewiora, Jerzy Piecuch, Marek Glück, Ludmila Slowinska-Lozynska, Krystyn Sosada

Original Contributions

One-year Adjustable Intragastric Balloons: Results in 73 Consecutive Patients in the UK

J. Brooks, E. D. Srivastava, E. M. H. Mathus-Vliegen

Letter to the Editor

Gastric Stenosis After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy in Morbidly Obese Patients

Abdulzahra Hussain, Shamsi El-Hasani

Letter to the Editor

Response to “Gastric Stenosis After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy in Morbidly Obese Patients”

Ana María Burgos, Attila Csendes, Italo Braghetto

Letter to the Editor

Age and Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery: Cause or Consequence?

Gil Faria, Diogo Pestana, John Preto, João T. Guimarães, António Taveira-Gomes, Conceição Calhau