Main description:

This book provides a comprehensive review of literature of various aspects of bariatric surgery arriving at practical recommendations for simplifying day to day practice. This book is divided into 10 sections covering selection of patient, preoperative predictors of outcome, technical considerations, specific situations, post-operative pathways, management of complications, revisional surgery, and perioperative nutritional aspects. It covers specific situations in bariatric surgery such as GERD, hernia repair, gallstone disease, PCOD, NAFLD and end-organ disease.
Bariatric Surgical Practice Guide is a quick resource for practicing bariatric surgeons, young and experienced, to understand all practical aspects of this surgery which is gaining importance worldwide at a rapid pace. Recommendations are based on existing literature as well as opinions of the authors who work at state-of-the-art clinical facilities.

Contents:

Part 1.Selection of a patient.- 1.Selection guidelines for bariatric surgery.- 2.Bariatric surgery in adolescents.- 3.Selection of bariatric surgery procedures in special circumstances.- 4.Preoperative evaluation and contraindications to bariatric surgery.- Part 2.Preoperative predictors of outcomes.- 5.Definition of outcomes after bariatric surgery.- 6.Preoperative predictors of weightloss after bariatric surgery.- 7.Preoperative predictors of Diabetes control following bariatric surgery.- Part 3.Technical considerations.- 8.Standardization of technique in sleeve gastrectomy.- 9.Technical considerations in gastric plication with or without a band.- 10.Standardization of technique in roux-en-Y gastric bypass.- 11.Technical considerations of duodenal switch and variants.- Part 4.Specific situations in bariatric surgery.- 12.Gastroesophageal reflux disease and bariatric surgery.- 13.Ventral hernia repair in the morbidly obese.- 14.Gallstone disease before and after bariatric surgery.- 15.Polycystic ovarian disease, pregnancy and bariatric surgery.- 16.Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and effects of bariatric surgery.- 17.Outcomes of diabetic microvascular complications after bariatric surgery.- 18.Role of bariatric surgery in end-organ failure.- Part 5: Postoperative pathways.- 19.Peri-operative venous thromboembolism prophylaxis after bariatric surgery.- 20.Peri-operative management of medical comorbidities after bariatric surgery.- 21.Peri-operative management of obstructive sleep apnea after bariatric surgery.- 22.Enhanced recovery after bariatric surgery.- Part 6.Surgical complications after bariatric surgery.- 23.Post Sleeve gastrectomy leaks.- 24.Detection and management of internal hernias.- 25.Prevention and management of marginal ulcers.- 26.Prevention and management of gastro-jejunostomy strictures.- 27.Management of leaks after gastric bypass.- 28.Prevention and management of bleeding after sleeve gastrectomy and gastric bypass.- Part 9.Revisional bariatric surgery.- 29.Revisional surgical options after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding.- 30.Revisional surgical options after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.- 31.Revisional surgical options after laparoscopic roux-en-Y gastric bypass.- Part10.Nutritional management in bariatric surgery.- 32.Perioperative diet management in bariatric surgery.- 33.Importance of proteins after bariatric surgery.- 34.Anaemia and related deficiencies in bariatric surgery.- 35.Calcium and vitamin D deficiencies in bariatric surgery.- 36.Other micronutrient deficiencies in bariatric surgery.