Addresses surgical, metabolic, and psychological issues
The first text available that focuses on clinically relevant aspects of the evaluation and management of bariatric complications and emergencies
This book provides a concise, focused and clinically relevant summary of complications and emergencies related to bariatric surgery. The first section of the text addresses general complications related to anesthesia and the stress of surgery, including issues such as deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, hemorrhage, pneumonia and cardiac complications. Additionally, this section addresses the workup of the bariatric patient with abdominal pain. The second portion of the text focuses on gastric bypass and sleeve-specific complications, including staple line and anastomotic leaks, internal hernia, marginal ulceration, GI obstruction, hernia formation and gallstone disease. The third portion of the book examines metabolic, nutritional and psychological complications after bariatric surgery. The text also covers management of weight loss failure.
Bariatric Surgery Complications and Emergencies serves as a very useful resource for physicians and surgeons who are involved in any parts of evaluation or management of bariatric patients suffering from postoperative complications or emergencies including bariatric surgeons who perform these operations on a regular basis, non-bariatric general surgeons who cover such patients when on-call, surgical trainees, and primary care physicians.
Table of contents (25 chapters)
Introduction and Overview of Current and Emerging Operations
Shouhed, Daniel (et al.)
Pages 1-15
Anesthesia for the Bariatric Patient: Optimizing Safety and Managing Complications
Ma, Haobo (et al.)
Pages 17-29
Optimizing Perioperative Management: Perioperative Care and Protocols to Prevent and Detect Early Complications
Banerjee, Ambar (et al.)
Pages 31-49
Thromboembolic Disease in the Bariatric Patient: Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management
English, Wayne J. (et al.)
Pages 51-71
Hemorrhage after Bariatric Surgery: Evaluation and Management
Mejia, Ivan Alberto Zepeda (et al.)
Pages 73-80
Enteric Leaks after Gastric Bypass: Prevention and Management
Afaneh, Cheguevara (et al.)
Pages 81-90
Enteric Leaks After Sleeve Gastrectomy: Prevention and Management
Sethi, Monica (et al.)
Pages 91-105
Work-Up of Abdominal Pain in the Gastric Bypass and Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy Patient
Dobrowolsky, Adrian (et al.)
Pages 107-115
Workup of Abdominal Pain or Vomiting in the Gastric Band Patient
Rogers, Ann M. (et al.)
Pages 117-131
Internal Hernias: Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management
Corey, Britney (et al.)
Pages 133-145
Marginal and Peptic Ulcers: Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management
Brockmeyer, Joel R. (et al.)
Pages 147-159
Gastrointestinal Obstruction in the Bypass Patient
Elnahas, Ahmad (et al.)
Pages 161-171
Food Intolerance in the Sleeve Patient: Prevention, Evaluation, and Management
Jossart, Gregg H.
Pages 173-180
Gallstones and Common Bile Duct Stones in the Bariatric Surgery Patient: Surgical and Endoscopic Management
Telem, Dana A. (et al.)
Pages 181-193
Management of Abdominal Wall Hernias in the Bariatric Patient
McKenzie, Travis J. (et al.)
Pages 195-201
Band Prolapse: Diagnosis and Management
Krikhely, Abraham (et al.)
Pages 203-214
Band Erosion: Surgical and Endoscopic Management
Thodiyil, Paul (et al.)
Pages 215-222
Vertical Banded Gastroplasty: Evaluation and Management of Complications
Sudan, Ranjan (et al.)
Pages 223-228
Inadequate Weight Loss after Gastric Bypass and Sleeve Gastrectomy
Shah, Mihir M. (et al.)
Pages 229-238
Failed Weight Loss after Lap Band Surgery
Fielding, George A.
Pages 239-251
Post-Gastric Bypass Hypoglycemia: Diagnosis and Management
Fischer, Laura E. (et al.)
Pages 253-268
Nutritional Complications and Emergencies
Szomstein, Samuel (et al.)
Pages 269-282
Excessive Skin after Massive Weight Loss: Body Contouring and Bariatric Surgery
Burish, Nikki (et al.)
Pages 283-300
Psychological Complications After Bariatric Surgery (Eating Disorders, Substance Abuse, Depression, Body Image, etc.)