Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, An Issue of Surgical Clinics
Author | : Shanu Kothari |
Publisher | : Elsevier Health Sciences |
Total Pages | : 290 |
Release | : 2011-12-28 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781455712137 |
ISBN-13 | : 1455712132 |
Rating | : 4/5 (37 Downloads) |
Download or read book Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, An Issue of Surgical Clinics written by Shanu Kothari and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2011-12-28 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive review of bariatric and metabolic surgery for the general surgery! Topics include: The obesity epidemic/economic impact and diabetes epidemic/economic impact, physiology of obesity/diabetes, physiology of weight loss surgery, history of bariatric surgery, laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding, sleeve gastrectomy, biliopancreatic diversion/duodenal switch, laparoscopic gastric bypass, complications of laparoscopic adjustable gastric binding, complications of laparoscopic gastric bypass, outcomes/comparative effectiveness studies, co-morbidity reduction data, economic impact of bariatric surgery, adolescent bariatric surgery, revisional bariatric surgery, the future of bariatric surgery, and more!