Clinics in Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery

Bariatric or weight loss surgery is the reduction of the size of the stomach with a gastric band or through removal of a portion of the stomach, or by resecting and re-routing the small intestine to a small stomach pouch. Metabolic surgery involves weight loss treatments and procedures to treat metabolic diseases, especially, Type 2 diabetes.

This book is a guide to techniques in bariatric and metabolic surgery.

Divided into three sections, the text begins with an explanation of the history of bariatric surgery.

The following section presents 25 clinical cases detailing necessary operative procedures for different disorders, and the final section discusses surgical techniques including sleeve gastrectomy, gastric bypass, and stapling technology.

Based on the authors? own experiences, this quick reference guide is further enhanced by more than 200 surgical images, diagrams and tables.

Key points

• Quick reference guide to procedures in bariatric and metabolic surgery
• Features 25 clinical cases for use of bariatric surgery
• Describes different surgical techniques
• Includes more than 200 surgical images, diagrams and tables

Section 1: History

• History of Bariatric Surgery

Section 2: Case Capsules

• Indications for Bariatric Surgery
• Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents
• Bariatric Surgery in the Elderly
• Selection of an Appropriate Procedure
• Well Controlled Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
• Poorly Controlled Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
• Bariatric Surgery in the Nonmorbidly Obese Type 2 Diabetic
• Bariatric Surgery in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
• Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Bariatric Surgery
• Dyslipidemia and Bariatric Surgery
• Bariatric Surgery in Obstructive Sleep Apnea
• Nephropathy and Bariatric Surgery
• Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and Bariatric Surgery
• Ventral Hernia in the Morbidly Obese
• Deep Vein Thrombosis and Venous Thromboembolism
• Bleeding after Bariatric Surgery
• Anemia and Calcium Deficiency after Bariatric Surgery
• Protein-energy Malnutrition
• Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Bariatric Surgery
• Internal Hernia and Stricture
• Gallstones Disease and Bariatric Surgery
• Leaks after Bariatric Surgery
• Weight Regain after Bariatric Surgery
• Revisional Surgery after Adjustable Gastric Banding
• Body Contouring Post-Weight Loss

Section 3: Surgical Techniques

• Sleeve Gastrectomy
• Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
• Single/One Anastomosis Gastric Bypass
• Duodenojejunal Bypass with Sleeve Gastrectomy
• Single Incision Bariatric Surgery
• Stapling Technology

Annexures
Index

Praveen Raj Palanivelu MS DNB FACS PhD
Head, GEM Obesity and Diabetes Surgery Centre, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

Siddhartha Bhattacharya MS DNB FNB MNAMS FMAS FAIS
Consultant Bariatric Surgeon, GEM Obesity and Diabetes Surgery Centre, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

S Saravana Kumar DNB FMAS
Senior Consultant, GEM Obesity and Diabetes Surgery Centre, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India