The SAGES Manual: A Practical Guide to Bariatric Surgery (Sages Manuals)

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
The Rationale for Bariatric Surgery....Pages 3-8
Overview of Bariatric Operations....Pages 9-22
Identification of Comorbidities and Their Management....Pages 23-25
Definition of Obesity and Indications for Surgery....Pages 27-30
Preoperative Nutritional Assessment and Postoperative Dietary Guidelines....Pages 31-35
Essentials of a Bariatric Program....Pages 37-42
Psychological Assessment....Pages 43-50
Preoperative Check List....Pages 51-57
Postoperative Care Pathway....Pages 59-66
Long-term Follow-up Protocol of Bariatric Patients....Pages 67-73
An Economic Approach to Opening a Bariatric Practice....Pages 75-84
Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass....Pages 87-100
Lap-Band® and Adjustment Schedule....Pages 101-107
Laparoscopic Duodenal Switch....Pages 109-129
Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Staged Procedure for Super-Super Obese Patients....Pages 131-135
Laparoscopic Staged Roux-en-Y: A Staged Procedure for Super-Super Obese Patients....Pages 137-141
Outcomes of Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass....Pages 145-151
Outcomes of Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding....Pages 153-155
Outcomes of Duodenal Switch and Other Malabsorptive Procedures....Pages 157-165
Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents....Pages 167-176
Which Operation Is Best?....Pages 177-190
Anastomotic Leaks after Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass....Pages 193-197
Gastric Bypass: Gastrointestinal Bleeding....Pages 199-203
Intestinal Obstruction after Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass....Pages 205-209
Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: Stomal Stenosis....Pages 211-212
Gastric Bypass: Marginal Ulceration....Pages 213-217
Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding: Infection, Slippage, and Hiatal Hernia....Pages 219-225
Gastric Erosion Following Adjustable Gastric Banding....Pages 227-236
Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) Bariatric Credentialing Guidelines....Pages 239-242
Reporting of Bariatric Surgery Outcomes....Pages 243-251
The Betsy Lehman Center Guidelines for Weight Loss Surgery....Pages 253-256
American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Centers of Excellence Program....Pages 257-260
The American College of Surgeons (ACS) Bariatric Surgery Center Network....Pages 261-273
Back Matter....Pages 275-280