Gastric Banding Research Today is a free monthly online journal that collates and summarizes the latest research about Gastric Banding, including details on laparoscopic gastric banding, stomach stapling, gastric bypass, risks, diet.

Volume 5 (2008), Issue 6 (June)

1. Screening endoscopy before bariatric surgery: a series of 448 patients.
   Surg Obes Relat Dis. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Ghrelin and Obestatin Levels in Severely Obese Women Before and After Weight Loss After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery.
   Obes Surg. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding in a Morbidly Obese Patient with Situs Inversus Totalis.
   Obes Surg. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Initiation and Maintenance of Weight Loss after Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding. The role of Outcome Expectation and Satisfaction with the Psychosocial Outcome.
   Obes Surg. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Plasma osteopontin increases after bariatric surgery and correlates with markers of bone turnover but not with insulin resistance.
   J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 93(6): 2307-12. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Revisional surgery after failed laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding.
   Surg Obes Relat Dis. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Injection Port and Connecting Tube Complications after Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding.
   Obes Surg. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Nutritional Consequences of Adjustable Gastric Banding and Gastric Bypass: A 1-year Prospective Study.
   Obes Surg. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: standardized technique of a potential stand-alone bariatric procedure in morbidly obese patients.
   World J Surg, 32(7): 1462-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Assessment of the Relationship Between Post-meal Satiety, Gastric Volume and Gastric Emptying After Swedish Adjustable Gastric Banding. A Pilot Study Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Assess Postsurgery Gastric Function.
    Obes Surg. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Robotic-assisted Laparoscopic and Thoracoscopic Surgery With the da Vinci System: A 4-year Experience in a Single Institution.
    Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech, 18(3): 260-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Additional Effect of Visceral Fat Resection in an Obese Rat Model of Gastric Banding.
    Obes Surg. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Is a Pouch Compulsory in Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass After Failed Adjustable Gastric Banding?
    Obes Surg. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Conversion of failed laparoscopic gastric banding to gastric bypass as safe and effective as primary gastric bypass in morbidly obese patients.
    Surg Obes Relat Dis. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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