September-October 2014

Editorial Board
Published in issue: September 2014
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Table of Contents
Published in issue: September 2014
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Original Articles

Impact of accreditation in bariatric surgery
• Alana Gebhart,
• Monica Young,
• Michael Phelan,
• Ninh T. Nguyen
Published online: March 17, 2014
p767-773
Predicting 90-day mortality after bariatric surgery: an independent, external validation of the OS-MRS prognostic risk score
• David Arterburn,
• Eric S. Johnson,
• Melissa G. Butler,
• David Fisher,
• Elizabeth A. Bayliss
Published online: April 21, 2014
p774-779

Effects on GLP-1, PYY, and leptin by direct stimulation of terminal ileum and cecum in humans: implications for ileal transposition
• Henry Buchwald,
• Robert B. Dorman,
• Nikolaus F. Rasmus,
• Van N. Michalek,
• Nichol M. Landvik,
• Sayeed Ikramuddin
Published online: February 19, 2014
p780-786
Is Glucagon-like peptide-1 for real?
• Michel M. Murr
Published online: February 14, 2014
p786

Changes in hormones and biomarkers in polycystic ovarian syndrome treated with gastric bypass
• George M. Eid,
• Carol McCloskey,
• Rebecca Titchner,
• ...
• Debra Gross,
• Cynthia Grabowski,
• Mark Wilson
Published online: March 17, 2014
p787-791
Effect of gastric bypass surgery on endocrine and metabolic abnormalities in polycystic ovary syndrome—preliminary findings and future challenges
• Shayne Plosker
Published online: May 16, 2014
p792-794
Gastric bypass surgery as treatment of recalcitrant gastroparesis
• Pavlos K. Papasavas,
• Janet S. Ng,
• Andrea M. Stone,
• Olayemi A. Ajayi,
• Kiranmayi P. Muddasani,
• Darren S. Tishler
Published online: January 31, 2014
p795-799
Comment on: Gastric bypass surgery as a primary treatment of recalcitrant gastroparesis
• Kfir Ben-David
Published online: February 14, 2014
p799-800
Is glycosylated hemoglobin A1 c associated with increased risk for severe early postoperative complications in nondiabetics after laparoscopic gastric bypass?
• Erik Stenberg,
• Eva Szabo,
• Ingmar Näslund
• The Scandinavian Obesity Surgery Registry Study Group
Published online: May 16, 2014
p801-805
Comment on: Is glycosylated hemoglobin A1 c associated with increased risk for severe early postoperative complications in nondiabetics after laparoscopic gastric bypass?
• L.E. Sasha Stiles
Published online: June 16, 2014
p806-807
The effect of bariatric surgery on renal function
• Tirissa J. Reid,
• Saqib Saeed,
• Shiranda McCoy,
• Adebola A. Osewa,
• Amrita Persaud,
• Leaque Ahmed
Published online: June 07, 2014
p808-813

Gastrointestinal hormones and weight loss response after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
• Ana de Hollanda,
• Amanda Jiménez,
• Ricard Corcelles,
• Antonio M. Lacy,
• Ioana Patrascioiu,
• Josep Vidal
Published online: January 31, 2014
p814-819
Variability of weight loss results with Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
• Luke M. Funk,
• Guilherme M. Campos
Published online: March 03, 2014
p820-821

Preoperative assessment of gut hormones does not correlate to weight loss after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery
• Malin Werling,
• Lars Fändriks,
• Vincent P. Royce,
• Gemma F. Cross,
• Carel W. le Roux,
• Torsten Olbers
Published online: April 30, 2014
p822-828

The influence of the percentage of the common limb in weight loss and nutritional alterations after laparoscopic gastric bypass
• Israel Abellan,
• Juan Luján,
• Maria Dolores Frutos,
• ...
• Quiteria Hernández,
• Victor López,
• Pascual Parrilla
Published online: July 23, 2014
p829-833
Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for nonobese type II diabetes mellitus in Asian patients
• Kirubakaran Malapan,
• Rajat Goel,
• Chi-Ming Tai,
• Yu-Hsi Kao,
• Po-Chih Chang,
• Chih-Kun Huang
Published online: January 31, 2014
p834-840
Comment on: Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for nonobese type II diabetes mellitus in Asian patients
• Daniel R. Cronk Jr.
Published online: February 12, 2014
p840-841

Co-morbidity resolution in morbidly obese children and adolescents undergoing sleeve gastrectomy
• Aayed R. Alqahtani,
• Mohamed O. Elahmedi,
• Awadh Al Qahtani
Published online: January 31, 2014
p842-850
Bariatric surgery in the very young…. a stitch in time or a rush to judgment?
• Thomas Inge
Published online: March 17, 2014
p850-852

Effect of perioperative management on short-term outcomes after sleeve gastrectomy: a 600-patient single-center cohort study
• Lionel Rebibo,
• Christelle Blot,
• Pierre Verhaeghe,
• Cyril Cosse,
• Abdennaceur Dhahri,
• Jean-Marc Regimbeau
Published online: January 13, 2014
p853-858
Comment on: Impact of perioperative management on short-term outcomes following sleeve gastrectomy: a 600-patient single-center cohort study
• Alfons Pomp
Published online: February 26, 2014
p858-859

Temporal changes in glucose homeostasis and incretin hormone response at 1 and 6 months after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy
• Akhila Mallipedhi,
• Sarah L. Prior,
• Jonathan D. Barry,
• Scott Caplin,
• John N. Baxter,
• Jeffrey W. Stephens
Published online: March 10, 2014
p860-869
Comment on: Temporal changes in glucose homeostasis and incretin hormone response at 1 and 6 months following laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy
• Steven Teich
Published online: March 31, 2014
p869-870

Can bariatric surgery improve cardiovascular risk factors in the metabolically healthy but morbidly obese patient?
• Alberto Goday,
• David Benaiges,
• Alejandra Parri,
• ...
• Juana A. Flores-Le Roux,
• Juan Pedro Botet
• on behalf of the Obemar Group
Published online: May 02, 2014
p871-876
Comment on: Can bariatric surgery improve cardiovascular risk factors in the metabolically healthy but morbidly obese patient?
• Lawrence E. Tabone
Published online: June 02, 2014
p876-877

Gastric bypass in obese rats causes bone loss, vitamin D deficiency, metabolic acidosis, and elevated peptide YY
• Benjamin K. Canales,
• Anne L. Schafer,
• Dolores M. Shoback,
• Thomas O. Carpenter
Published online: January 31, 2014
p878-884

Vitamin K1 monitoring in pregnancies after bariatric surgery: a prospective cohort study
• Goele Jans,
• Isabelle Guelinckx,
• Willy Voets,
• ...
• Paul M.M. Van Haard,
• Greet M. Vansant,
• Roland Devlieger
Published online: May 19, 2014
p885-890

Comment on: Experience of excess skin after gastric bypass or duodenal switch in patients with super obesity
• Christina Biörserud,
• Torsten Olbers,
• Torgeir T. Søvik,
• Tom Mala,
• Anna Elander,
• Monika Fagevik Olsén
Published online: February 12, 2014
p891-896
Comment on: “Experience of excess skin after gastric bypass or duodenal switch in patients with super obesity”
• Robert B. Lim
Published online: February 21, 2014
p897
Citation classics: Top 50 cited articles in bariatric and metabolic surgery
• Ali Aminian,
• Christopher R. Daigle,
• Stacy A. Brethauer,
• Philip R. Schauer
Published online: January 31, 2014
p898-905
A guide into the evolving knowledge of bariatric and metabolic surgery
• Guilherme M. Campos
Published online: March 17, 2014
p905

Bariatric surgery improves the circulating numbers and biological activity of late outgrowth endothelial progenitor cells
• William O. Richards,
• Kelley Bose Prutzman,
• Martha F. O’Hea,
• Jonathon P. Audia,
• Diego F. Alvarez
Published online: May 03, 2014
p906-913

Integrated Health Articles

Predictors and correlates of follow-up visit adherence among adolescents receiving laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding
• Robyn Sysko,
• Tom B. Hildebrandt,
• Simona Kaplan,
• Stephanie K. Brewer,
• Jeffrey L. Zitsman,
• Michael J. Devlin
Published online: March 31, 2014
p914-920

Bariatric surgery-induced weight loss changes immune markers in the endometrium of morbidly obese women
• Faina Linkov,
• Esther Elishaev,
• Nika Gloyeske,
• ...
• Melissa A. Geller,
• Charles Svendsen,
• Peter A. Argenta
Published online: April 21, 2014
p921-926
Endometrial hyperplasia, endometrial cancer, and obesity: convergent mechanisms regulating energy homeostasis and cellular proliferation
• Robert W. O’Rourke
Published online: April 07, 2014
p926-928

Weight loss and improved quality of life with a nonsurgical endoscopic treatment for obesity: clinical results from a 3- and 6-month study
• George Marinos,
• Chris Eliades,
• V. Raman Muthusamy,
• Frank Greenway
Published online: March 13, 2014
p929-934
Intragastric Balloon 2.0?
• Shanu N. Kothari
Published online: April 09, 2014
p934-935

Biliopancreatic diversion requires multiple vitamin and micronutrient adjustments within 2 years of surgery
• Philippe Topart,
• Guillaume Becouarn,
• Agnès Sallé,
• Patrick Ritz
Published online: February 19, 2014
p936-941
Comment on: Biliopancreatic diversion requires multiple vitamin and micronutrient adjustments within 2 years of surgery
• Mitchell Roslin
Published online: March 10, 2014
p941-943
Micronutrient and physiologic parameters before and 6 months after RYGB
• Renata Cristina Gobato,
• Daniela Fojo Seixas Chaves,
• Elinton Adami Chaim
Published online: May 20, 2014
p944-951

Review Articles

Systematic review on reoperative bariatric surgery
American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Revision Task Force
• Stacy A. Brethauer,
• Shanu Kothari,
• Ranjan Sudan,
• ...
• Ninh T. Nguyen,
• Jaime Ponce,
• John M. Morton
Published online: February 24, 2014
p952-972
What is “grazing”? Reviewing its definition, frequency, clinical characteristics, and impact on bariatric surgery outcomes, and proposing a standardized definition
• Eva M. Conceição,
• James E. Mitchell,
• Scott G. Engel,
• Paulo P.P. Machado,
• Kathryn Lancaster,
• Stephen A. Wonderlich
Published online: May 15, 2014
p973-982
Comment on: What is “grazing”? Reviewing its definition, frequency, clinical characteristics, and impact on bariatric surgery outcomes, and proposing a standardized definition
• Alexis Conason
Published online: June 02, 2014
p983

Efficacy and safety of laparoscopic mini gastric bypass. A systematic review
• Despoina Georgiadou,
• Theodoros N. Sergentanis,
• Alexander Nixon,
• Theodoros Diamantis,
• Christos Tsigris,
• Theodora Psaltopoulou
Published online: February 18, 2014
p984-991

Case Reports

Wernicke’s encephalopathy three weeks after sleeve gastrectomy
• Rawan Saab,
• Mansour El Khoury,
• Said Farhat
Published online: December 16, 2013
p992-994

Metabolic surgery for the treatment of hypertriglyceridemia-related pancreatitis due to familial lipoprotein lipase deficiency
• Sung-Yu Hsu,
• Kong-Han Ser,
• Wei-Jei Lee
Published online: December 16, 2013
p995-998

Unusual cause of bowel obstruction after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy
• Justin D. Sobinsky,
• Rami Lutfi
Published online: December 23, 2013
p999-1001

Laparoscopic Heller’s cardiomyotomy and Roux-En-Y gastric bypass for missed achalasia diagnosed after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy
• Han Boon Oh,
• Siau-Wei Tang,
• Asim Shabbir
Published online: January 31, 2014
p1002-1004