Obesity Surgery: Principles and Practice takes you step by step through the very latest, most advanced surgical techniques and clinical protocols.

Using full color throughout, this logically organized guide begins with an insightful look at the general principles of obesity surgery-one that provides a vital theoretical framework for subsequent chapters. The next sections of the book offer an in-depth review of surgical procedures and postoperative management.

Features:

• Unequaled coverage that delivers an up-to-date, comprehensive survey of today's obesity surgery practice
• Valuable, skill-building insights that reflect the expertise of an international pool of editors and authors in the field of bariatric surgery
• Focus on topics not covered in other books, including Surgery in Adolescents, Cost Analysis of Laparoscopic versus Open Surgery, and Surgery in the “Super Obese”
• Unique DVD with videoclips of critical need-to-know procedures
• Full-color art program to clarify surgical protocols

Contents

Part I: Basic Principles

1. Evolution of surgery for morbid obesity
2. Pathophysiology of severe obesity and the effects of surgically induced weight loss
3. Rationale for minimally invasive bariatric surgery
4. Current role of open bariatric surgery
5. Central nervous system regulation and hormonal signaling

Part II: Operative Issues

6. Requirements of the clinic and institution
7. Preoperative evaluation of patients
8. Intraoperative issues
9. Bariatric surgery psychology
10. Anesthetic concerns

Part III: Physiology of bariatric operations

11. Restrictive surgery
12. Physiology and metabolism in obesity surgery, roux-en-y gastric bypass
13. Malabsorptive procedures: biliopancreatic diversion—scopinaro procedure
14. Malabsorptive procedures: duodenal switch
15. Possible hormonal mechanisms mediating the effects of bariatric surgery
16. Metabolic syndrome: diagnosis, clinical presentations, and surgical treatment
17. The learning curve

Part IV: Technical Procedures

18. Laparoscopic restrictive procedures: adjustable gastric banding
19. Laparoscopic restrictive procedures: sleeve gastrectomy
20. Laparoscopic gastric bypass: trans-oral circular stapling
21. Laparoscopic gastric bypass: circular stapler technique
22. Laparoscopic gastric bypass: transgastric circular stapler
23. Laparoscopic gastric bypass: linear technique
24. Laparoscopic roux-en-y banded gastric bypass
25. Laparoscopic gastric bypass: hand sewn
26. Laparoscopic gastric bypass: evolution, safety, and efficacy of the banded gastric bypass
27. Laparoscopic gastric bypass: silastic ring
28. Laparoscopic biliopancreatic diversion: approach
29. Laparoscopic biliopancreatic diversion: duodenal switch
30. Two-stage approach for high-risk patients

Part V: Laparoscopic Reoperative Surgery

31. Restrictive procedures: adjustable gastric band
32. Restrictive procedures: utilization of adjustable gastric banding for failed stapled operations
33. Restrictive procedures: laparoscopic revision of vertical banding to gastric bypass
34. Biliopancreatic diversion: revisional surgery
35. Bilipoancreatic diversion: duodenal switch

Part VI: Postoperative Management

36. Infection in obesity surgery
37. Early complications in bariatric surgery
38. Late complications: ulcersss, stenosis, and fistula
39. Nutritional consequences and management
40. Weight recidivism
41. Radiographic evaluation and treatment
42. Radiographic evaluation and treatment: intervention
43. Endoscopic evaluation and treatment

Part VII: New Technology

44. Gastric pacing
45. Intragastric balloon
46. Hand-assisted laparoscopic duodenal switch

Part VIII: Special Topics in Bariatric Surgery

47. Cost and economic impact of bariatric surgery
48. Adolescent bariatric surgery

Index

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