The OBESITY SURGERY Journal in its 14th Year Mervyn Deitel EditorialNotes 01 April 2004 Pages: 439 - 439
Leptin in Morbidly Obese Patients: No Role for Treatment of Morbid Obesity but Important in the Postoperative Immune Response Jeroen NijhuisFrancois M H Van DielenJan Willem M Greve ReviewPaper 01 April 2004 Pages: 476 - 483
Stenosis of the Gastroenterostomy after Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Michael L SchwartzRaymond L DrewMarilyn Chazin-Caldie OriginalPaper 01 April 2004 Pages: 484 - 491
Longitudinal Gastrectomy as a Treatment for the High-Risk Super-Obese Patient Gidon AlmogyPeter F CrookesGary J Anthone OriginalPaper 01 April 2004 Pages: 492 - 497
Post-anesthesia Recovery after Infusion of Propofol with Remifentanil or Alfentanil or Fentanyl in Morbidly Obese Patients Tomasz M GaszynskiJanusz M StrzelczykWojciech P Gaszynski OriginalPaper 01 April 2004 Pages: 498 - 503
Post-anesthesia Recovery after Infusion of Propofol with Remifentanil or Alfentanil or Fentanyl in Morbidly Obese Patients Jay B Brodsky OriginalPaper 01 April 2004 Pages: 504 - 504
Elevated Liver Enzymes Following Open Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass for Morbid Obesity – Does Timing of Liver Retraction affect the Rise in the Levels of Transaminases? John C LohlunAdel GuirguisLeslie Wise OriginalPaper 01 April 2004 Pages: 505 - 508
Improvement of Hypothyroidism after Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass for Morbid Obesity Yannis RaftopoulosDaniel J GagnéPhilip F Caushaj OriginalPaper 01 April 2004 Pages: 509 - 513
Impact of Patient Follow-Up on Weight Loss after Bariatric Surgery Roy ShenGiovanni DugayChristine J Ren OriginalPaper 01 April 2004 Pages: 514 - 519
Dynamic Radioisotope Scintigraphy for Gastric Banding Adjustment Sergio SusmallianAlina FilyavichMordechai Lorberboym OriginalPaper 01 April 2004 Pages: 520 - 523
Mechanical Resistance of Gastric Bands – Comparison Between New Bands and Bands within the Patient for at Least Two Years M LanthalerF SchwienbacherH Nehoda OriginalPaper 01 April 2004 Pages: 524 - 527
MMPI-2 Scores in the Outcome Prediction of Gastric Bypass Surgery William T TsushimaMark P BridenstineJohn F Balfour OriginalPaper 01 April 2004 Pages: 528 - 532
Class III Obesity Continues to Rise in African-American Women Andrew RobertsJennifer KingFrank Greenway OriginalPaper 01 April 2004 Pages: 533 - 535
Vertical Banded Gastroplasty: Is it a Durable Operation for Morbid Obesity? Dolores Arribas del AmoMariano Martínez DíezVicente Aguilella Diago OriginalPaper 01 April 2004 Pages: 536 - 538
Intragastric Balloon for "Non-Morbid" Obesity: A Retrospective Evaluation of Tolerance and Efficacy Sabine RomanBertrand NapoléonSalomon Benchetrit OriginalPaper 01 April 2004 Pages: 539 - 544
Implantable Gastric Stimulation for the Treatment of Severe Obesity Scott A Shikora OriginalPaper 01 April 2004 Pages: 545 - 548
Intraluminal Migration of Bovine Pericardial Strips Used to Reinforce the Gastric Staple-Line in Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery Esther C J ConstenGregory F DakinMichel Gagner Report 01 April 2004 Pages: 549 - 554
Severe Metabolic Acidosis Resulting from a Dislocated Gastric Band Dirk BrueggerMarkus RehmUdilo Finsterer Report 01 April 2004 Pages: 555 - 558
Advice to a Patient Seeking Bariatric Surgery Basil R Meyerowitz OriginalPaper 01 April 2004 Pages: 563 - 564
21st Annual Meeting American Society for Bariatric Surgery Editorial Office OriginalPaper 01 April 2004 Pages: 565 - 566
9th World Congress of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity Editorial Office OriginalPaper 01 April 2004 Pages: 568 - 572