• US experience with the LAPBAND® system

• Special Supplement to American Journal of Surgery on LAPBAND® System Published: "Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding in Bariatric Surgery: An Overview of the LAPBAND®."* American journal of Surgery December 2002.

• The extent of the problem of obesity

• Medical and surgical options in the treatment of severe obesity

• Selecting the optimal patient for LAPBAND® placement

• Evolution of a paradigm for laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding

• A step-by-step guide to placement of the LAPBAND® adjustable gastric banding system

• Avoiding postoperative complications with the LAPBAND® system

• Patient management after LAPBAND® placement

• Weight loss and early and late complications—the international experience

• US experience with the LAPBAND® system

• Changes in comorbidities and improvements in quality of life after LAPBAND® placement