Report of the 7th World Congress of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity, São Paulo, Brazil, August 27-31, 2002 M Deitel EditorialNotes 01 October 2002 Pages: 609 - 610
From the Editors' Desk ….. The International Obesity Task Force and "Globesity" M Deitel EditorialNotes 01 October 2002 Pages: 613 - 614
Presidential Address, 19th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery, Las Vegas, June 27, 2002. Quo Vadis? Kenneth B Jones Jr. EditorialNotes 01 October 2002 Pages: 617 - 622
Relationships of Serum Leptin to Clinical and Anthropometric Findings in Obese Patients Gian Franco AdamiDario CivalleriNicola Scopinaro OriginalPaper 01 October 2002 Pages: 623 - 627
Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Vertical Banded Gastroplasty: Technique and Analysis of the First 140 Cases Peter Van De WalleLuc Van Outryve OriginalPaper 01 October 2002 Pages: 628 - 633
Flexible Endoscopy in the Management of Patients Undergoing Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Bruce SchirmerCengiz ErenogluAnna Miller OriginalPaper 01 October 2002 Pages: 634 - 638
Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass – Evaluation of Three Different Techniques Essam Abdel-GalilAlaa Abbas Sabry OriginalPaper 01 October 2002 Pages: 639 - 642
Short-Term Results of Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass in Patients with BMI ≥60 David OliakGarth H BallantyneHans J Schmidt OriginalPaper 01 October 2002 Pages: 643 - 647
Ultrasound Measurement of Visceral and Subcutaneous Fat in Morbidly Obese Patients Before and after Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding: Comparison with Computerized Tomography and with Anthropometric Measurements A E PontiroliP PizzocriG Ferla OriginalPaper 01 October 2002 Pages: 648 - 651
The Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band (Lap-Band®): A Prospective Study of Medium-Term Effects on Weight, Health and Quality of Life Paul E O'BrienJohn B DixonPeter Baquie OriginalPaper 01 October 2002 Pages: 652 - 660
Quality of Life in Bariatric Surgery Denise ArcilaDavid VelázquezMiguel F Herrera OriginalPaper 01 October 2002 Pages: 661 - 665
The Role of Brief Strategic Therapy on the Outcome of Gastric Banding Dorina CaniatoBranka Skorjanec OriginalPaper 01 October 2002 Pages: 666 - 671
The LM Proring Band® and Left Approach in Laparoscopic Vertical Banded Gastroplasty: Preliminary Results in 44 Cases P H LointierPh H VerdierA Verdier OriginalPaper 01 October 2002 Pages: 672 - 678
Intra-operative Ultrasound Guidance of Vena Caval Umbrella Placement in a Super Obese Patient John M SnyderAdam AritaJuli A Gwin-Stewart OriginalPaper 01 October 2002 Pages: 679 - 681
Laparoscopic Repair of Access Port Site Hernia after Lap-Band® System Implantation Sergio SusmallianTiberiu EzriIlan Charuzi OriginalPaper 01 October 2002 Pages: 682 - 684
Severe Metabolic Bone Disease as a Long-Term Complication of Obesity Surgery Whitney S GoldnerThomas M O'DorisioEdward E Mason Report 01 October 2002 Pages: 685 - 692
Adenocarcinoma of the Pouch after Silastic Ring Vertical Gastroplasty Christophe ZirakJean LemaitrePatrick Carlier Report 01 October 2002 Pages: 693 - 694
Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass with Remnant Gastrectomy for Focal Intestinal Metaplasia of the Gastric Antrum David C VoellingerWilliam B Inabnet Report 01 October 2002 Pages: 695 - 698
Band Infection with Splenoportal Venous Thrombosis: An Unusual but Severe Complication of Gastric Banding J M CalmesV BettschartM Suter Report 01 October 2002 Pages: 699 - 702
A Technique Developed by a Morbidly Obese Patient to Eat More Despite an Adjustable Gastric Band Mustafa CömertYücel ÜstündaL Oktay Erdem Report 01 October 2002 Pages: 703 - 704
Evolution of Operative Procedures for the Management of Morbid Obesity 1950-2000 Henry BuchwaldJane N Buchwald OriginalPaper 01 October 2002 Pages: 705 - 717
Silastic Ring Vertical Gastroplasty: A Modest Personal Series with Modest Long-Term Results Jonah MannyZvi GimmonZvi Eyal OriginalPaper 01 October 2002 Pages: 718 - 718
Balance in Reporting Lap-Band® in the USA Barry L Fisher OriginalPaper 01 October 2002 Pages: 719 - 719