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Table of contents page iv Full-Text PDF (104 KB)
Rapid Communication
Updated Position Statement on Sleeve Gastrectomy as a Bariatric Procedure, 18 November 2009 Clinical Issues Committee of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery pages 1-5 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (153 KB)
Editorial
Socioeconomic disparities and access to bariatric surgery, 28 September 2009 Daniel M. Herron pages 6-7 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (102 KB)
Original Articles
Socioeconomic disparities in eligibility and access to bariatric surgery: a national population-based analysis, 21 July 2009 Matthew Martin, Alec Beekley, Randy Kjorstad, James Sebesta pages 8-15 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (296 KB)
Perceived barriers to bariatric surgery among morbidly obese patients, 05 October 2009 Bianca B. Afonso, Raul Rosenthal, Ka Ming Li, Jorge Zapatier, Samuel Szomstein pages 16-21 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1268 KB)
Comment on: Perceived barriers to bariatric surgery among morbidly obese patients, 05 October 2009 Michel M. Murr page 21 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (73 KB)
Comparison of 30-day outcomes after non-LapBand primary and revisional bariatric surgical procedures from the Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery study, 23 November 2009 Writing group, William B. Inabnet, Steven H. Belle, Marc Bessler, Anita Courcoulas, Patchen Dellinger, Luis Garcia, James Mitchell, Brant Oelschlager, Robert O'Rourke, John Pender, Alfons Pomp, Walter Pories, Ramesh Ramanathan, Abdus Wahed, Bruce Wolfe pages 22-30 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (414 KB)
Adjustable gastric banding as revisional bariatric procedure after failed gastric bypass—intermediate results, 12 October 2009 Marc Bessler, Amna Daud, Mary F. DiGiorgi, William B. Inabnet, Beth Schrope, Lorraine Olivero-Rivera, Daniel Davis pages 31-35 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (370 KB)
Peroral endoscopic anastomotic reduction improves intractable dumping syndrome in Roux-en-Y gastric bypass patients, 24 April 2009 Gloria Fernández-Esparrach, David B. Lautz, Christopher C. Thompson pages 36-40 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1102 KB)
Laparoscopic single-site surgery for placement of adjustable gastric band—a series of 22 cases, 17 April 2009 Julio Teixeira, Kevin McGill, Nina Koshy, James McGinty, George Todd pages 41-45 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (553 KB)
Fibrin sealant associated with increased body temperature and leukocytosis after laparoscopic gastric bypass, 18 March 2009 Evangelos Efthimiou, Salman Al-Sabah, John S. Sampalis, Nicolas V. Christou pages 46-49 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (139 KB)
Mucosal and serosal changes after gastric stapling determined by a new “real-time” surface tissue oxygenation probe: a pilot study, 05 October 2009 Christopher J. Myers, Gevorg Mutafyan, Aurora D. Pryor, James Reynolds, Eric J. DeMaria pages 50-53 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (608 KB)
Incidence of postoperative gallstone disease after antiobesity surgery: population-based study from Sweden, 27 April 2009 Eduard Jonas, Richard Marsk, Finn Rasmussen, Jacob Freedman pages 54-58 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (211 KB)
Should biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch be done as single-stage procedure in patients with BMI ≥50 kg/m2?, 14 May 2009 Philippe Topart, Guillaume Becouarn, Patrick Ritz pages 59-63 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (173 KB)
Effect of circular staple line buttressing material on gastrojejunostomy failure in laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, 04 June 2009 Anna Ibele, Michael Garren, Jon Gould pages 64-67 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (143 KB)
Experimental in vivo canine model for gastric prolapse of laparoscopic adjustable gastric band system, 11 September 2009 Danny A. Sherwinter, Amar Gupta, Lee S. Cummings, Sidney Z. Brejt, Shelly Z. Brejt, Jerzy M. Macura, Harry Adler pages 68-71 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (659 KB)
Allied Health Articles
Objective quantification of physical activity in bariatric surgery candidates and normal-weight controls, 11 September 2009 Dale S. Bond, John M. Jakicic, Sivamainthan Vithiananthan, J. Graham Thomas, Tricia M. Leahey, Harry C. Sax, Dieter Pohl, G.D. Roye, Beth A. Ryder, Rena R. Wing pages 72-78 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (453 KB)
Comprehensive interview assessment of eating behavior 18–35 months after gastric bypass surgery for morbid obesity, 07 September 2009 Martina de Zwaan, Anja Hilbert, Lorraine Swan-Kremeier, Heather Simonich, Kathy Lancaster, L. Michael Howell, Tim Monson, Ross D. Crosby, James E. Mitchell pages 79-85 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (205 KB)
Comment on: Comprehensive interview assessment of eating behavior 18–35 months after gastric bypass surgery for morbid obesity, 22 September 2009 Stephanie Sogg pages 85-87 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (93 KB)
Video Case Reports
Laparoscopic repair of internal hernia during pregnancy after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, 22 June 2009 Daniel J. Gagné, Kelly DeVoogd, John D. Rutkoski, Pavlos K. Papasavas, Jorge E. Urbandt pages 88-92 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (393 KB) | Add-Ons
Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding after previous Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, 22 June 2009 Robert Owens Carpenter, David Brandon Williams, William Owen Richards pages 93-95 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (120 KB) | Add-Ons
Laparoscopic revision of biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch and management of postoperative complications, 06 July 2009 Winnie Tong, Jayleen Grams, Daniel Herron pages 96-98 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (122 KB) | Add-Ons
Case Reports
Chondrodysplasia punctata associated with malabsorption from bariatric procedures, 25 May 2009 Lisa Kang, Denise Marty, Richard M. Pauli, Nancy J. Mendelsohn, Vivek Prachand, Darrel Waggoner pages 99-101 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (197 KB)
Life-threatening postoperative hypoventilation after bariatric surgery, 27 April 2009 Scott F. Gallagher, Krista L. Haines, Lynn Osterlund, Michel Murr, John B. Downs pages 102-104 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (217 KB)
Thiamine deficiency in a gastric bypass patient leading to acute neurologic compromise after plastic surgery, 18 May 2009 Jeffrey L. Sebastian, Joseph Michaels V, Lawton W. Tang, J. Peter Rubin pages 105-106 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (110 KB)
Acute mesenteric vein thrombosis after laparoscopic gastric sleeve surgery for morbid obesity, 20 August 2009 Parminder Singh, Mala Sharma, Kaushang Gandhi, John Nelson, Ashoutosh Kaul pages 107-108 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (218 KB)
Mesenteric venous thrombosis after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, 28 August 2009 Drake E. Bellanger, Andrew G. Hargroder, Frank L. Greenway pages 109-111 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (338 KB)
Erratum
Erratum, 07 December 2009 page 112 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (70 KB)
Cartoon
“Yes, it's amazing…”, 04 January 2010 page 113 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (84 KB)
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