Developed by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), The ASMBS Textbook of Bariatric Surgery provides a comprehensive guide of information dealing with the ever evolving field of bariatric surgery. Volume 1: Bariatric Surgery covers the basic considerations for bariatric surgery, the currently accepted procedures, outcomes of bariatric surgery including long-term weight loss, improvement and resolution of comorbidities and improvement in quality of life. A section focuses on revisional bariatric surgery and new innovative endoscopic bariatric procedures. Other special emphasis given to the topics of metabolic surgery and surgery for patients with lower BMI (30-35). Volume II: Integrated Health is divided into 3 sections: bariatric medicine, psychosocial and nutritional aspects of bariatric surgery. The first section deals with the psychosocial issues associated with morbid obesity. The second section deals with the role of bariatric physicians in preoperative and postoperative support of the bariatric patients. The nutritional section discusses the preoperative and postoperative nutritional support for the bariatric patient. The ASMBS Textbook of Bariatric Surgery will be of great value to surgeons, residents and fellows, bariatric physicians, psychologists, psychiatrists and integrated health members that manage the morbidly obese.
Reviews
“The purpose is to compile a comprehensive textbook of bariatric surgery. … Bariatric surgeons, bariatric surgery extenders, fellows, and residents, general surgeons, primary care physicians, anesthesiologists, nurses, dietitians, psychologists, and endocrinologists, among many others, are the intended audience. … Relevant multiple choice questions are provided after each chapter, with the answers at the end of the book. … Each chapter is referenced and the book is indexed.” (Isaac Samuel, Doody's Book Reviews, June, 2015)
Editors and Affiliations
Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange, USA
Ninh T. Nguyen
Scottsdale Bariatric Center, Scottsdale, USA
Robin P. Blackstone
Section of Bariatric and Minimally Invasive (BMI) Surgery, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, USA
John M. Morton
Bariatric Surgery, Hamilton Medical Center, Dalton, USA
Jaime Ponce
Professor of Surgery and Chairman Department of General Surgery Director, The Bariatric and Metabolic Institute Cleveland Clinic, Weston, USA
Raul J. Rosenthal
About the editors
Ninh T. Nguyen, MD Chief, Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery University of California Irvine Medical Center Orange, CA Raul Rosenthal, MD Department Chair Bariatric and Metabolic Institute (BMI) General Surgery Cleveland Clinic, Westin, FL Jamie Ponce Portugal, MD General Surgery Dalton Surgical Group PC Dalton, Georgia John Morton Associate Professor Med Center Line, General Surgery Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA Robin P. Blackstone, MD, FACS Surgeon and Director Scottsdale Bariatric Center Medical Director Scottsdale Healthcare Bariatric Program Phoenix, AZ.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The ASMBS Textbook of Bariatric Surgery
Book Subtitle: Volume 1: Bariatric Surgery
Editors: Ninh T. Nguyen, Robin P. Blackstone, John M. Morton, Jaime Ponce, Raul J. Rosenthal
