Comparative Characteristics of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Treated by Bariatric Surgery Versus Medical Treatment: a Multicentre Analysis of 277,862 Patients from the German/Austrian DPV Database Katharina LaubnerNicole Prinzfor the DPV Initiative Original Contributions 06 July 2018 Pages: 3366 - 3373
Laparoscopic-Guided Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) Block as Part of Multimodal Analgesia in Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Within an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Program: a Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial Jaime Ruiz-TovarAlejandro GarciaManuel Duran Original Contributions 07 July 2018 Pages: 3374 - 3379
Destiny of Failed Adjustable Gastric Bandings: Do All the Patients Need Further Bariatric Surgery? Alessandro GenzoneAlice FergugliaMario Morino Original Contributions 06 July 2018 Pages: 3380 - 3385
Association of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Food Addiction to Bariatric Surgery Completion and Weight Loss Outcome Allison A. HolgersonMatthew M. ClarkKaren Grothe Original Contributions 07 July 2018 Pages: 3386 - 3392
A Predictive Model of Weight Loss After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass up to 5 Years After Surgery: a Useful Tool to Select and Manage Candidates to Bariatric Surgery Kevin SeysselMichel SuterVittorio Giusti Original Contributions 19 June 2018 Pages: 3393 - 3399
Calibration of the Gastric Pouch in Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: Does It Matter? The Influence on Weight Loss Beata M. M. ReiberMark TenhagenAhmet Demirkiran Original Contributions 18 June 2018 Pages: 3400 - 3404
Evidence That the Length of Bile Loop Determines Serum Bile Acid Concentration and Glycemic Control After Bariatric Surgery Adriana MikaLukasz KaskaTomasz Sledzinski Original Contributions Open access 22 May 2018 Pages: 3405 - 3414
Metabolic Parameters, Weight Loss, and Comorbidities 4 Years After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass and Sleeve Gastrectomy Corey J. LagerNazanene H. EsfandiariElif A. Oral Original Contributions 16 June 2018 Pages: 3415 - 3423
Loss and Regain of Weight After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy According to Preoperative BMI Attila CsendesAna María BurgosJuan Carlos Díaz Original Contributions 28 June 2018 Pages: 3424 - 3430
Bariatric Surgery in Patients with Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension Zubaidah Nor HanipahSuriya PunchaiPhilip R. Schauer Original Contributions 14 August 2018 Pages: 3431 - 3438
MGB-OAGB: Effect of Biliopancreatic Limb Length on Nutritional Deficiency, Weight Loss, and Comorbidity Resolution Anmol AhujaOm TantiaKajari Majumdar Original Contributions 21 July 2018 Pages: 3439 - 3445
Initial Assessment of Mucosal Capture and Leak Pressure After Gastrointestinal Stapling in a Porcine Model Suzanne E. ThompsonMaggie T. YoungDeborah A. Nagle Original Contributions 28 June 2018 Pages: 3446 - 3453
Changes in Bone Mineral Density Following Weight Loss Induced by One-Anastomosis Gastric Bypass in Patients with Vitamin D Supplementation Maria LugerRenate KruschitzBernhard Ludvik Original Contributions Open access 02 July 2018 Pages: 3454 - 3465
Metabolic Surgery Comparing Sleeve Gastrectomy with Jejunal Bypass and Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass in Type 2 Diabetic Patients After 3 Years Matías SepúlvedaMunir AlamoJuan P. Valderas Original Contributions 01 August 2018 Pages: 3466 - 3473
Metabolic Surgery for the Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus Positioning of Leading Medical Associations in Mexico Miguel F. HerreraEduardo García-GarcíaJuan Antonio López Corvalá Original Contributions Open access 18 June 2018 Pages: 3474 - 3483
Discrepancies Between BMI and Classic Cardiovascular Risk Factors Stefanie R. van MilGuy H. E. J. VijgenManuel Castro Cabezas Original Contributions Open access 21 June 2018 Pages: 3484 - 3491
Depression Before and After Bariatric Surgery in Low-Income Patients: the Utility of the Beck Depression Inventory Francisco AlabiLizbeth GuilbertCarlos Zerrweck Original Contributions 08 July 2018 Pages: 3492 - 3498
Influence of Drain Placement on Postoperative Pain Following Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass for Morbid Obesity: Randomized Controlled Trial Ersin GundoganCuneyt KayaalpFatih Sumer Original Contributions 03 July 2018 Pages: 3499 - 3504
Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass for Failed Vertical Banded Gastroplasty Mahmoud ZakariaAhmad Elhoofy Original Contributions Open access 31 July 2018 Pages: 3505 - 3510
Does Bismuth Subgallate Affect Smell and Stool Character? A Randomized Double-Blinded Placebo-Controlled Trial of Bismuth Subgallate on Loop Duodenal Switch Patients with Complaints of Smelly Stools and Diarrhea Hinali ZaveriAmit SurveSamuel Cottam Original Contributions 28 June 2018 Pages: 3511 - 3517
Use of Opioid Analgesics Before and After Gastric Bypass Surgery in Sweden: a Population-Based Study Stefan WallénEva SzaboIngmar Näslund Original Contributions Open access 11 July 2018 Pages: 3518 - 3523
Is Pre-operation Social Connectedness Associated with Weight Loss up to 2 Years Post Bariatric Surgery? Urszula TymoszukMeena KumariRachel L. Batterham Original Contributions 24 July 2018 Pages: 3524 - 3530
Clinical Characteristics of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Patients with Death from Accidental Overdose or Intentional Self-Harm: a Descriptive Study Michelle R. LentElizabeth AvakoffG. Craig Wood Original Contributions 07 July 2018 Pages: 3531 - 3537
The Effect of the Bariatric Surgery Type on the Levothyroxine Dose of Morbidly Obese Hypothyroid Patients Jorge PedroFilipe CunhaDavide Carvalho Original Contributions 14 July 2018 Pages: 3538 - 3543
The Evaluation of Screening Questionnaires for Obstructive Sleep Apnea to Identify High-Risk Obese Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery Stephen A. GlazerAnn L. EricksonMervyn Deitel Original Contributions 31 July 2018 Pages: 3544 - 3552
Efficacy of High-Dose Liraglutide as an Adjunct for Weight Loss in Patients with Prior Bariatric Surgery Peter RyeRenuca ModiArya M. Sharma Original Contributions 19 July 2018 Pages: 3553 - 3558
Influence of Time Interval from Bariatric Surgery to Conception on Pregnancy and Perinatal Outcomes Cátia RasteiroCélia AraújoCarla Ramalho Original Contributions 19 July 2018 Pages: 3559 - 3566
Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Is Associated with Lower 30-Day Morbidity Versus Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass: an Analysis of the American College of Surgeons NSQIP Jean B. GuerrierZachary C. DietchPeter T. Hallowell Original Contributions 16 July 2018 Pages: 3567 - 3572
Conversion Surgery for Failed Adjustable Gastric Banding: Outcomes with Sleeve Gastrectomy vs Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Fatih Mehmet AvsarAli SapmazNihal Zekiye Erdem Original Contributions 18 July 2018 Pages: 3573 - 3579
Impact of Early Postbariatric Surgery Acute Kidney Injury on Long-Term Renal Function Zubaidah Nor HanipahSuriya PunchaiAli Aminian Original Contributions 24 July 2018 Pages: 3580 - 3585
Update: 10 Years of Sleeve Gastrectomy—the First 103 Patients Daniel M. FelsenreichLukas M. LadinigFelix B. Langer Original Contributions 25 July 2018 Pages: 3586 - 3594
Endothelial Function of Patients with Morbid Obesity Submitted to Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass With and Without Obstructive Sleep Apnea-Hypopnea Syndrome Ana Cristina de Assunção MachadoAntonio Marcos Vargas da SilvaClaudio Corá Mottin Original Contributions 27 July 2018 Pages: 3595 - 3603
No Difference in Ghrelin-Producing Cell Expression in Obese Versus Non-obese Stomach: a Prospective Histopathological Case-Control Study Mario MusellaFrancesco Di CapuaFrancesco Paolo D’Armiento Original Contributions 17 July 2018 Pages: 3604 - 3610
Association of Maternal Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass with Obstetric Outcomes and Fluid Intelligence in Offspring Carina Andriatta BlumeBrenda Moretto MachadoBeatriz D. Schaan Original Contributions 20 July 2018 Pages: 3611 - 3620
Letter to the Editor: Mean Platelet Volume May Not Be Increased After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Cengiz BeyanEsin Beyan Letter to the Editor 06 July 2018 Pages: 3621 - 3622
Left Gastric Artery Embolization for Weight Loss—a Dead-End Procedure Jodok M. FinkVerena MartiniGoran Marjanovic Letter to the Editor 24 July 2018 Pages: 3623 - 3624
Response to Letter of “Left Gastric Artery Embolization for Weight Loss—a Deadend Procedure” Zhi-Bin BaiBin-Yan ZhongGao-Jun Teng Letter to Editor/LED Reply 04 September 2018 Pages: 3625 - 3626
Reply to Letter to the Editor “Left Gastric Artery Embolization for Weight Loss—a Dead-End Procedure” Luigi AngrisaniA. SantonicolaP. Iovino Letter to Editor/LED Reply 20 August 2018 Pages: 3627 - 3628
Trends in BMI, Glycaemic Control and Obesity-Associated Comorbidities After Explantation of the Duodenal-Jejunal Bypass Liner (DJBL) Radwan KassirJean GugenheimFrédérique Sauvat Letter to the Editor 25 August 2018 Pages: 3629 - 3630
Letter to the Editor in Response to “Elipse Balloon: the Pitfalls of Excessive Simplicity” by Angrisani, L., Santonicola, A., Vitiello, A. et al. OBES SURG (2018) 28: 1419 Ram Chuttani Letter to the Editor 13 August 2018 Pages: 3631 - 3632
Reply to Letter to the Editor in Response to “Elipse Balloon: the Pitfalls of Excessive Simplicity” Luigi AngrisaniA. SantonicolaP. Iovino Letter to Editor/LED Reply 18 August 2018 Pages: 3633 - 3633
Yet Another Mortality with a Biliopancreatic Limb of > 200 cm with One Anastomosis Gastric Bypass Kamal K. Mahawar Letter to the Editor 13 August 2018 Pages: 3634 - 3635
Reply to: Yet Another Mortality with a Bilio-Pancreatic Limb of > 200 cm with One Anastomosis Gastric Bypass Anmol AhujaOm TantiaKajari Majumdar Letter to Editor/LED Reply 15 August 2018 Pages: 3636 - 3637
Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass and Celiac Disease Davide Giuseppe Ribaldone Letter to the Editor 31 August 2018 Pages: 3638 - 3638
Response to Letter to the Editor: Implications of Celiac Disease Among Patients Undergoing Gastric Bypass Lindsey M. FreemanMatthew Kroh Letter to Editor/LED Reply 31 August 2018 Pages: 3639 - 3639
Does Bariatric Surgery Cause Vitamin A, B1, C or E Deficiency? A Systematic Review Carrie-Anne LewisSusan de JerseyEmma Osland Review Article 17 August 2018 Pages: 3640 - 3657
More than an Anti-diabetic Bariatric Surgery, Metabolic Surgery Alleviates Systemic and Local Inflammation in Obesity Chunlan ZhangJingjing ZhangZhiguang Zhou Review Article 05 September 2018 Pages: 3658 - 3668
Adverse Events of the Duodenal-Jejunal Bypass Liner: a Systematic Review Bark BetzelJoost P. H. DrenthPeter D. Siersema Review Article 18 August 2018 Pages: 3669 - 3677
The Efficacy of Energy-Restricted Diets in Achieving Preoperative Weight Loss for Bariatric Patients: a Systematic Review Fathimath NaseerAsim ShabbirOrla Flannery Review Article 18 August 2018 Pages: 3678 - 3690