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Bariatric Surgery - Past and Present

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Burhan Kanat
Burhan Kanat

Malatya Turgut Özal University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of General Surgery, Turkey,
Turkey

Co-editors

Nizamettin Kutluer
Nizamettin Kutluer

Elazığ Fethi Sekin City Hospital, Elazig, Turkey,
Turkey

Serhat Doğan
Serhat Doğan

Malatya Turgut Özal University Department of General Surgery,
Turkey

Published15 February 2023

Doi10.5772/intechopen.100966

ISBN978-1-80356-321-3

Print ISBN978-1-80356-320-6

eBook (PDF) ISBN978-1-80356-322-0

Copyright year2023

Number of pages164

Obesity is a disease with high comorbidity and a chronic course. It affects millions of people worldwide and has great economic costs. This book describes the history and development of bariatric surgery, from its emergence in the 10th century to today. It also discusses current techniques and future advancements involving robotics and gene therapy.

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Table of Contents

Open access  chapters

97
2. Revisional Bariatric Surgery

By Awadh Alqahtani and Mohammad Almayouf

122
3. Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy – Technical Tips and Pitfalls

By Muhammed Said Dalkılıç, Mehmet Gençtürk, Merih Yılmaz, Abdullah Şişik, Hasan Erdem, Selim Sözen and Burhan Hakan Kanat

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5. Long Term Success and Follow-Up after Bariatric Surgery

By Juaquito M. Jorge and Frederick M. Tiesenga

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7. Gut Microbiota and Bariatric Surgery

By Natalia Bastón-Paz, Manuel Ponce-Alonso, José Avendaño, María Garriga and Rosa del Campo

113
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