Management of Morbid Obesity details the techniques and outcomes of commonly performed bariatric operations, potential complications associated with bariatric surgery, and practices in long-term follow-up and nutritional management.

Features:

• Offers an in-depth discussion on the surgical management of the morbidly obese, including preoperative evaluation and postoperative follow-up
• Discusses techniques in laparoscopic bariatric surgery using an abundance of illustrations
• Considers the management and control of potential complications in bariatric surgery
• Presents comprehensive tables on bariatric surgery outcomes
• Details nutritional stages following bariatric surgery

Contents

• Physiology of Obesity
• The Disease of Morbid Obesity: Epidemiology and Comorbidities
• Dietary/Behavioral Treatment of Obesity
• Preoperative Evaluation and Intraoperative Care of the Obese
• Essentials of a Bariatric Surgery Program
• Nutritional Aspects of Bariatric Surgery
• Laparoscopic Vertical Banded Gastroplasty
• Gastric Bypass Surgery for Obesity
• Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass
• Malabsorptive Surgery for Obesity
• Laparoscopic Biliopancreatic Bypass with Duodenal Switch
• Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding
• Outcomes of Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding
• Perioperative Complications and Management
• Postoperative Follow-up and Nutritional Management

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