1. Editorial

   • Henry Buchwald
   • Nicola Scopinaro

   Editorial 10 December 2008 Pages: 1 - 2

2. Successful Multi-Intervention Treatment of Severe Obesity: A 7-year Prospective Study with 96% Follow-up

   • Rudolf Steffen
   • Natascha Potoczna
   • Fritz F. Horber

   Research Article 16 September 2008 Pages: 3 - 12

   

3. The Effect of Stoma Size on Weight Loss After Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Surgery: Results of a Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial

   • Daniel R. Cottam
   • Barry Fisher
   • Ramsey Dallal

   Research Article 12 November 2008 Pages: 13 - 17

   

4. Male Patients Above Age 60 have as Good Outcomes as Male Patients 50–59 Years Old at 1-Year Follow-up After Bariatric Surgery

   • Daniel Wool
   • Nina Bellatorre
   • Dan Eisenberg

   Research Article 15 October 2008 Pages: 18 - 21

   

5. Early Changes in Postprandial Gallbladder Emptying in Morbidly Obese Patients Undergoing Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: Correlation with the Occurrence of Biliary Sludge and Gallstones

   • Michel Bastouly
   • Carlos Haruo Arasaki
   • José Carlos Del Grande

   Research Article 12 August 2008 Pages: 22 - 28

   

6. Ghrelin and Obestatin Levels in Severely Obese Women Before and After Weight Loss After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery

   • Christian L. Roth
   • Thomas Reinehr
   • Guntram Schernthaner

   Research Article 03 June 2008 Pages: 29 - 35

   

7. The Impact of Weight Loss on Cardiac Structure and Function in Obese Patients

   • Mohsin Syed
   • Carl Rosati
   • Steven Fein

   Research Article 09 September 2008 Pages: 36 - 40

8. Changes in Bone Mineral Density, Body Composition and Adiponectin Levels in Morbidly Obese Patients after Bariatric Surgery

   • Fernando Carrasco
   • Manuel Ruz
   • Manuel Olivares

   OriginalPaper 06 August 2008 Pages: 41 - 46

   

9. Visceral Adipose Tissue Loss and Insulin Resistance 6 Months after Laparoscopic Gastric Banding Surgery: A Preliminary Study

   • Joan F. Carroll
   • Susan F. Franks
   • David R. Phelps

   Research Article 29 July 2008 Pages: 47 - 55

   

10. Nutritional Consequences of Adjustable Gastric Banding and Gastric Bypass: A 1-year Prospective Study

    • Muriel Coupaye
    • Karin Puchaux
    • Séverine Ledoux

    Research Article 10 June 2008 Pages: 56 - 65

    

11. Evidence for the Necessity to Systematically Assess Micronutrient Status Prior to Bariatric Surgery

    • Barbara Ernst
    • Martin Thurnheer
    • Bernd Schultes

    Research Article 20 May 2008 Pages: 66 - 73

    

12. Respiratory Sleep Disturbances in Patients Undergoing Gastric Bypass Surgery and Their Relation to Metabolic Syndrome

    • Neus Salord
    • Mercedes Mayos
    • Antonio Perez

    Research Article 16 September 2008 Pages: 74 - 79

13. Elevated Concentrations of Liver Enzymes and Ferritin Identify a New Phenotype of Insulin Resistance: Effect of Weight Loss After Gastric Banding

    • Amalia Gastaldelli
    • Lucia Perego
    • Franco Folli

    Research Article 24 September 2008 Pages: 80 - 86

    

14. The FTO Obesity Gene. Genotyping and Gene Expression Analysis in Morbidly Obese Patients

    • Carina Zabena
    • José L. González-Sánchez
    • Manuel Serrano-Ríos

    Research Article 15 October 2008 Pages: 87 - 95

    

15. Ileal Interposition Improves Glucose Tolerance in Low Dose Streptozotocin-treated Diabetic and Euglycemic Rats

    • April D. Strader
    • Trine Ryberg Clausen
    • Donna Wendt

    Research Article 07 November 2008 Pages: 96 - 104

    

16. A Nationwide Survey on Bariatric Surgery in Germany—Results 2005–2007

    • Christine Stroh
    • D. Birk
    • Bariatric Surgery Working Group

    Current Status 22 October 2008 Pages: 105 - 112

    

17. A Review of Adolescent Obesity: Prevalence, Etiology, and Treatment

    • Ashish Sinha
    • Scott Kling

    Review 30 August 2008 Pages: 113 - 120

    

18. Five-Year Follow-up after Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric and Partial Ileal Bypass for Treatment of Morbid Obesity and Uncontrolled Hyperlipidemia

    • Edward D. Auyang
    • Kenric M. Murayama
    • Alexander P. Nagle

    Case Report 26 September 2008 Pages: 121 - 124

    

19. Perforation of an Adjustable Gastric Banding Connecting Tube into distal Transverse Colon with Intra-luminal Migration

    • Giuseppe Navarra
    • Cinzia Musolino
    • Giuseppe Currò

    Case Report 02 October 2008 Pages: 125 - 127

    

20. Response to Dr. Bernstein’s Review: Pressure Pulse Contour-Derived Stroke Volume and Cardiac Output in the Morbidly Obese Patient

    • Francesco Forfori
    • Salvatore Mario Romano
    • Francesco Giunta

    Letter to the Editor 23 October 2008 Pages: 128 - 130

21. Reply to Letter: Agreed: “PRAM May be Useful to Assess the Cardiovascular Changes in Obese Patients During Laparoscopy”

    • Donald P. Bernstein

    Letter to the Editor 21 October 2008 Pages: 131 - 133

22. Erratum to: Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy—Volume and Pressure Assessment

    • Ronit T. Yehoshua
    • Leonid A. Eidelman
    • Moshe Rubin

    Erratum 09 October 2008 Pages: 134 - 134