TY - CHAP AU - Rodolfo José Oviedo Barrera ED - Vincenzo Neri Y1 - 2018-09-05 PY - 2018 T1 - Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: Evolution, Techniques, and Management N2 - In the recent years changes in gastrointestinal surgery have experienced great acceleration, based on a better understanding of the pathophysiology of the diseases, evolving technologies, and new therapies. In many areas of gastrointestinal surgery, new therapeutic and technical results have been accessible because of better connections with well-known pathological evolutions of diseases, more detailed diagnostic perspectives, and wide employment of mini-invasive and laparoscopic procedures. BT - Gastrointestinal Surgery SP - Ch. 1 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.73676 DO - 10.5772/intechopen.73676 SN - 978-1-78923-605-7 PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-19 ER -