Gastric Bypass

Conversion of gastric banding to gastric bypass
47. Conversion of vertical banded gastroplasty
48. Gastric bypass reoperation for weight regain
49. Banding the gastric bypass due to weight regain
50. Pancreatic neoplasm after gastric bypass
51. Gastric Bypass Leaning Curve - Laparoscopic & Robotic 

Section E - Technical issues

52. Staple lines reinforcement
53. Drainage
54. Gastrojejunostomy testing
55. Closing the gaps
56. Preventing complications 

Section F - Postoperative care

57. ICU for the gastric bypass patient
58. Preventing thromboembolism
59. Physiotherapy
60. Vitamins and minerals
61. Nutrition
62. Psicological assistance 

Section G - Complications

63. Intraoperative complications
64. Leaks
65. Infection - diagnosis and  treatment
66. Bleeding
67. Bowel obstruction
68. Internal hernias
69. Stenosis
70. Ulcer disease
71. Reflux
72. Dumping syndrome
73. Thromboembolism
74. Rhabdomyolisis
75. Weight regain
76. Depression, suicide and alcoholism
77. Eating disorders
78. Gallbladder stones
79. Bacterial overgrowth
80. The rebel patient
81. Therapeutic endoscopy 

Section H - Endoscopy

82. Preoperative intragastric balloon
83. Endoscopic treatment of obesity
84. Endoscopic treatment of complications
85. Endoscopic treatment of weight regain 

Section I - Miscellaneous

86. Plastic surgery after gastric bypass
87. Malpractice and medico-legal issues
88. Pregnancy
89. Bariatric surgeon training
90. Re-operative bariatric surgery
91. Quality of life before and after gastric bypass
92. Radiographic evaluation
93. Cost and economics of gastric bypass
94. Gastric bypass outcomes in bariatric surgery 

Part III - Metabolic surgery / Type 2 diabetes

95. Type 2 diabetes
96. Type 2 diabetes and the foregut
97. Mechanisms of control of diabetes 2 with gastric bypass
98. Experimental studies
99. Tests and exams
100. Endocrinology point of view
101. Selecting patients
102. Preoperative care
103. Gastric bypass in patients with metabolic syndrome
104. Gastric bypass for type 2 diabetes BMI > 35kg/m2
105. Gastric bypass for type 2 diabetes BMI < 35kg/m2
106. Postoperative care
107. Complications
108. Gastric bypass outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes
109. Selected articles

Leipzig (Germany, 1976) and PhD by the University of Berlin (Germany, 1977). General surgery and urology training at the Hospital of "St. Georg", Leipzig (Germany, 1977-1984). Qualified Urologic (1981) and General (1984) surgeon. Training in traumatology and vascular surgery at the University Hospital of Leipzig (1979-1984). Associate professor of surgery at Leipzig University (1992-1993). Associate professor of surgery at Johan Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt am Main (Germany, 1993-2000). Professor of Surgery at Johan Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt am Main (2000). Head of Surgery at the Frankfurt Sachsenhausen Hospital and Center for Minimally invasive Surgery (Germany, 2001).
Kevin Higa: Graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine in 1983. He is board certified in general surgery. After completing his residency training in 1988, he served as Chief of Vascular Surgery at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Fresno. In 1990, he entered private practice but has continued to devote a large amount of his time to teaching while also serving as Chief of Surgery for Community Medical Centers as well as Saint Agnes Medical Center. Dr. Higa has performed open bariatric surgical procedures since the early 1990s. He and his partner Dr. Boone performed the first laparoscopic gastric bypass in the Central Valley in 1998. The two also pioneered the current technique used by many surgeons throughout the world. He and Professor Paul O'Brien from Australia performed the very first adjustable gastric band in Fresno. Dr. Higa specializes in difficult and challenging cases, including revision bariatric surgery. He serves as associate editor for many peer-reviewed journals and has authored ma