1. It's a Fat, Fat, Fat, Fat World!

   • M Deitel

   EditorialNotes 01 August 2004 Pages: 869 - 870

2. 9th World Congress of the International Federation For the Surgery of Obesity (IFSO)

   • Editorial Office

   Report 01 August 2004 Pages: 873 - 938

3. The Impact of Weight Reduction Surgery on Health-Care Costs in Morbidly Obese Patients

   • John S Sampalis
   • Moishe Liberman
   • Nicolas V Christou

   OriginalPaper 01 August 2004 Pages: 939 - 947

4. Preoperative Evaluation for Bariatric Surgery using Transesophageal Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography

   • Geetha Bhat
   • Kathy Daley
   • Gerald Larson

   OriginalPaper 01 August 2004 Pages: 948 - 951

5. Liver Damage in Severely Obese Patients: a Clinical-Biochemical-Morphologic Study on 1,000 Liver Biopsies

   • Francesco Saverio Papadia
   • Giuseppe M Marinari
   • Nicola Scopinaro

   OriginalPaper 01 August 2004 Pages: 952 - 958

6. Gastro-esophageal Reflux and Esophageal Motility Disorders in Morbidly Obese Patients

   • M Suter
   • G Dorta
   • J M Calmes

   OriginalPaper 01 August 2004 Pages: 959 - 966

7. Altered Olfactory Acuity in the Morbidly Obese

   • Brynn E Richardson
   • Eric A Vander Woude
   • Donald A Leopold

   OriginalPaper 01 August 2004 Pages: 967 - 969

8. Prevention of Deep Wound Infection in Morbidly Obese Patients by Infusion of an Antibiotic into the Subcutaneous Space at the Time of Wound Closure

   • J Wesley Alexander
   • Rosemary Rahn

   OriginalPaper 01 August 2004 Pages: 970 - 974

9. Psychosocial Outcome of Gastric Bypass Surgery for Patients With and Without Binge Eating

   • Ann E -C Green
   • Maureen Dymek-Valentine
   • John Alverdy

   OriginalPaper 01 August 2004 Pages: 975 - 985

10. Surgical Treatment of Morbid Obesity by Adjustable Gastric Band: the Case for a Conservative Strategy in the Case of Failure – a 9-Year Series

    • Jérôme Dargent

    OriginalPaper 01 August 2004 Pages: 986 - 990

11. Brazilian Multicenter Study of the Intragastric Balloon

    • José A Sallet
    • João B Marchesini
    • Paulo C Sallet

    OriginalPaper 01 August 2004 Pages: 991 - 998

12. Are We Closer to Finding the Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Morbid Obesity? Are the Incretins the Key to Success?

    • Ermenegildo Eldo Frezza

    OriginalPaper 01 August 2004 Pages: 999 - 1005

13. Dysphagia Lusoria: A Complication Following Gastric Bypass Surgery?

    • Thomas Fabian
    • Riivo Ilves
    • Neil S Devejian

    Report 01 August 2004 Pages: 1006 - 1007

14. Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome after Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass for Morbid Obesity

    • David Goitein
    • Daniel J Gagné
    • Philip F Caushaj

    Report 01 August 2004 Pages: 1008 - 1011

15. Gastric Actinomycosis: a Rare Complication after Gastric Bypass for Morbid Obesity

    • M J Fernández-Aceñero
    • V Silvestre
    • G García-Blanch

    Report 01 August 2004 Pages: 1012 - 1015

16. Laparoscopic Splenectomy Combined with Revision of Previous Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass

    • Dominick Artuso
    • Michael Wayne
    • Robert Grossi

    Report 01 August 2004 Pages: 1016 - 1021

17. Bolus Obstruction of Pouch Outlet by a Granular Bulk Laxative after Gastric Banding

    • Florian Herrle
    • Thomas Peters
    • Ralph Peterli

    Report 01 August 2004 Pages: 1022 - 1024

18. Fatigue, Weakness, and Sexual Dysfunction after Bariatic Surgery – Not an Unusual Case but an Unusual Cause

    • Philipp Schuetz
    • Ralph Peterli
    • Thomas Peters

    Report 01 August 2004 Pages: 1025 - 1028