1. The OBESITY SURGERY Journal Enters its 13th Year

   • M Deitel

   EditorialNotes 01 February 2003 Pages: 1 - 3

2. A Preliminary Study of the Optimal Anesthesia Positioning for the Morbidly Obese Patient

   • James Ronald Boyce
   • Timothy Ness
   • John J Gleysteen

   OriginalPaper 01 February 2003 Pages: 4 - 9

3. The Magenstrasse and Mill Operation for Morbid Obesity

   • David Johnston
   • Jenny Dachtler
   • Iain G Martin

   OriginalPaper 01 February 2003 Pages: 10 - 16

4. Ghrelin: a Gut-Brain Hormone: Effect of Gastric Bypass Surgery

   • Bruno Geloneze
   • Marcos A Tambascia
   • José C Pareja

   OriginalPaper 01 February 2003 Pages: 17 - 22

5. Obese Patients Have Inadequate Protein Intake Related to Protein Intolerance Up to 1 Year Following Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass

   • Violeta Moize
   • Allan Geliebter
   • Louis Flancbaum

   OriginalPaper 01 February 2003 Pages: 23 - 28

6. Analysis of Cost Outliers after Gastric Bypass Surgery: What can we Learn?

   • Robert N Cooney
   • Randy S Haluck
   • Cynthia A Miller

   OriginalPaper 01 February 2003 Pages: 29 - 36

7. Reinforcing Gastric Staple-Lines with Bovine Pericardial Strips May Decrease the Likelihood of Gastric Leak after Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass

   • Scott A Shikora
   • Julie J Kim
   • Michael E Tarnoff

   OriginalPaper 01 February 2003 Pages: 37 - 44

8. Fibrin Glue as a Sealant for High-Risk Anastomosis in Surgery for Morbid Obesity

   • Carson D Liu
   • Gerald J Glantz
   • Edward H Livingston

   OriginalPaper 01 February 2003 Pages: 45 - 48

9. Dysfunctional Immune-Privilege In Morbid Obesity: Implications and Effect of Gastric Bypass Surgery

   • D R Cottam
   • P A Schaefer
   • L D G Angus

   OriginalPaper 01 February 2003 Pages: 49 - 57

10. Gastric Bypass is an Effective Treatment for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Patients with Clinically Significant Obesity

    • Sowsan Rasheid
    • Magdalena Banasiak
    • Michel M Murr

    OriginalPaper 01 February 2003 Pages: 58 - 61

11. Early Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage after Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass

    • Ninh T Nguyen
    • Ryan Rivers
    • Bruce M Wolfe

    OriginalPaper 01 February 2003 Pages: 62 - 65

12. Routine Upper Gastrointestinal Gastrografin® Swallow after Laparoscopic Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass

    • Thomas L Sims
    • Mary A Mullican
    • Daniel B Jones

    OriginalPaper 01 February 2003 Pages: 66 - 72

13. Sensitivity and Specificity of Postoperative Upper GI Series Following Gastric Bypass

    • Ramapreet Singh
    • Barry L Fisher

    OriginalPaper 01 February 2003 Pages: 73 - 75

14. Elective Cholecystectomy During Laparoscopic Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass: Is it Worth the Wait?

    • Giselle G Hamad
    • Sayeed Ikramuddin
    • Philip R Schauer

    OriginalPaper 01 February 2003 Pages: 76 - 81

15. Who Should Be Doing Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery?

    • Osama Al-Saif
    • Scott F Gallagher
    • Michel M Murr

    OriginalPaper 01 February 2003 Pages: 82 - 87

16. Early Experience With Computer-Mediated Flexible Circular Stapling Technique For Upper Gastrointestinal Anastomosis

    • Anne Waage
    • Michel Gagner
    • John J Feng

    OriginalPaper 01 February 2003 Pages: 88 - 94

17. Circumferential Abdominoplasty for Sequential Treatment after Morbid Obesity

    • Miguel Modolin
    • Wilson Cintra Jr
    • Marcus Castro Ferreira

    OriginalPaper 01 February 2003 Pages: 95 - 100

18. Laparoscopic Gastric Banding in Morbidly Obese Adolescents

    • Kevin Dolan
    • Lisa Creighton
    • George Fielding

    OriginalPaper 01 February 2003 Pages: 101 - 104

19. Psychosocial Consequences of Weight Loss following Gastric Banding for Morbid Obesity

    • J F Kinzl
    • C Traweger
    • W Biebl

    OriginalPaper 01 February 2003 Pages: 105 - 110

20. Pouch Dilatation and Slippage after Adjustable Gastric Banding: Is it Still an Issue?

    • Jerome Dargent

    OriginalPaper 01 February 2003 Pages: 111 - 115

21. Laparoscopic Management of Lap-Band^® Slippage

    • Hadar Spivak
    • Moshe Rubin

    OriginalPaper 01 February 2003 Pages: 116 - 120

22. Postoperative Management of Laparoscopic Gastric Banding

    • Luca Busetto
    • Gianni Segato
    • Giuliano Enzi

    OriginalPaper 01 February 2003 Pages: 121 - 127

23. Access-Port Complications after Laparoscopic Gastric Banding

    • Sergio Susmallian
    • Tiberiu Ezri
    • Ilan Charuzi

    OriginalPaper 01 February 2003 Pages: 128 - 131

24. Technical Modification of Laparoscopic Vertical Banded Gastroplasty

    • John Melissas
    • George Schoretsanitis
    • Dimitris D Tsiftsis

    OriginalPaper 01 February 2003 Pages: 132 - 135

25. Carcinoma in the Gastric Pouch Years after Vertical Banded Gastroplasty

    • P K Jain
    • B Ray
    • C M S Royston

    Report 01 February 2003 Pages: 136 - 137

26. Succinylcholine and Morbid Obesity

    • Jay B Brodsky
    • Pamela E Foster

    OriginalPaper 01 February 2003 Pages: 138 - 139

27. Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass with BMI ≥ 60

    • Joseph I Kamelgard

    OriginalPaper 01 February 2003 Pages: 140 - 140

28. Announcements

    • Editorial Office

    Announcement 01 February 2003 Pages: 141 - 158