The global epidemic of obesity has led to a significant increase in the popularity of bariatric surgery. This book aims to be a highly accessible and useful resource for medical staff, including students, nurses, general doctors, and bariatric surgeons. Bariatric surgery is currently the most popular gastric procedure in the Western world, and today, we have a rising number of bariatric procedures available (which will be thoroughly addressed in this book).
In this book, we will explain most of the practical issues in bariatric surgery, from patient selection and preoperative management to different bariatric procedures for specific sets of patients (including adjustable gastric banding, sleeve gastrectomy, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, and the forms of biliopancreatic diversion), and to complications and follow-up. The book will also include separate chapters on endoscopic bariatric procedures, revisional bariatric surgery, new technologies, and complications after bariatric surgery.
The global epidemic of obesity has led to a significant increase in the popularity of bariatric surgery. This book aims to be a highly accessi...