The ASMBS Textbook of Bariatric Surgery

Epidemiology and Discrimination in Obesity.- The Pathophysiology of Obesity and Obesity-related Diseases.- History of the Development of Metabolic/Bariatric Surgery.- The History of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.- Mechanisms of Action of the Bariatric Procedures.- Indications and Contraindications for Bariatric Surgery.- Preoperative Care of the Bariatric Patient.- Anesthetic Considerations.- Components of a Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Center.- Evaluation of Preoperative Weight Loss.- Patient Safety.- Understanding Bariatric Research.- ASMBS Position Statements.- Quality in Bariatric Surgery.- Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass: Techniques and Outcomes.- Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding: Technique and Outcomes.- Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: Technique and Outcomes.- Duodenal Switch: Technique and Outcomes.- Management of Gastrointestinal Leaks and Fistula.- Gastrointestinal Obstruction after Bariatric Surgery.- Postoperative Bleeding in the Bariatric Surgery Patient.- Gastric Banding Complications: Management.- Management of Nutritional Complications.- Reoperative Bariatric Surgery.- Reoperative Options after Gastric Banding.- Reoperative Options after Sleeve Gastrectomy.- Revisional Procedures after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass.- The Rationale for Metabolic Surgery.- Operation of Choice for Metabolic Surgery.- Operative Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery in Patients with a Low Body Mass Index.- Outcomes of Metabolic Surgery.- Management of the Gallbladder Before and After Bariatric Surgery.- Effects of Bariatric Surgery on Non-metabolic Disease.- Cardiac Risk Factor Improvement Following Bariatric Surgery.- The Role of Endoscopy in Bariatric Surgery.- LABS Project.- Adolescent Bariatric Surgery.- Impact of Bariatric Surgery on Infertility.- Body Contouring After Massive Weight Loss.- Experimental Alternatives in Bariatric Surgery.- Liability Reduction, Patient Safety, and Economic Success in Bariatric Surgery.- Robotics in Bariatric

Ninh T. Nguyen, MD Chief, Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery University of California Irvine Medical Center Orange, CA Raul Rosenthal, MD Department Chair Bariatric and Metabolic Institute (BMI) General Surgery Cleveland Clinic, Westin, FL Jamie Ponce Portugal, MD General Surgery Dalton Surgical Group PC Dalton, Georgia John Morton Associate Professor Med Center Line, General Surgery Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA Robin P. Blackstone, MD, FACS Surgeon and Director Scottsdale Bariatric Center Medical Director Scottsdale Healthcare Bariatric Program Phoenix, AZ.

"The purpose is to compile a comprehensive textbook of bariatric surgery. ... Bariatric surgeons, bariatric surgery extenders, fellows, and residents, general surgeons, primary care physicians, anesthesiologists, nurses, dietitians, psychologists, and endocrinologists, among many others, are the intended audience. ... Relevant multiple choice questions are provided after each chapter, with the answers at the end of the book. ... Each chapter is referenced and the book is indexed." (Isaac Samuel, Doody's Book Reviews, June, 2015)