Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery - Techniques and Outcomes

V a d e m e c u m Table of contents 1. Introduction 2. Indications and Patient Selection for Bariatric Surgery 3. Laparoscopic Instruments for Bariatric Surgery 4. State of the Art Endosuite® for Minimal Access Surgery 5. Effects of Increased IntraAbdominal Pressure on Laparoscopic Surgery in Severe Obesity 6. Prophylaxis of Venous Thromboembolism in Morbidly Obese Patients It includes subjects generally not covered in other handbook series, especially many technology-driven topics that reflect the increasing influence of technology in clinical medicine. The name chosen for this comprehensive medical handbook series is Vademecum, a Latin word that roughly means “to carry along”. In the Middle Ages, traveling clerics carried pocket-sized books, excerpts of the carefully transcribed canons, known as Vademecum. In the 19th century a medical publisher in Germany, Samuel Karger, called a series of portable medical books Vademecum. The Landes Bioscience Vademecum books are intended to be used both in the training of physicians and the care of patients, by medical students, medical house staff and practicing physicians. We hope you will find them a valuable resource. All titles available at www. landesbioscience. com This is one of a new series of medical handbooks. 7. Laparoscopic Adjustable Silicone Gastric Banding 8. Laparoscopic Vertical Banded Gastroplasty 9. Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass 10. Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: Detailed Technical Issues 11. Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass: Clinical Outcomes 12. Postoperative Management and Complications after Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass LANDES B I O S C I E N C E I SBN 1- 57059- 677- 8 9 7 8 1 5 7 0 5 9 6 7 7 3 V m Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery: Techniques and Outcomes Eric J. DeMaria Rifat Latifi Harvey J. Sugerman a d e m e c uLANDES B I O S C I E N C E Compliments of Auto Suture