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Chapters written by experts in their respective fields
Richly illustrated with photos and illustrations
The only bariatric surgery textbook developed by and for the ASMBS
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Table of contents (43 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Basic Considerations
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Front Matter
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Primary Bariatric Surgery and Management of Complications
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Front Matter
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About this book
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
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Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange, USA
Ninh T. Nguyen
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Scottsdale Bariatric Center, Scottsdale, USA
Robin P. Blackstone
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Section of Bariatric and Minimally Invasive (BMI) Surgery, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, USA
John M. Morton
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Bariatric Surgery, Hamilton Medical Center, Dalton, USA
Jaime Ponce
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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
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
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1206-3
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-4317-3Published: 29 October 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4939-1206-3Published: 17 September 2014
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 501
Number of Illustrations: 80 b/w illustrations, 86 illustrations in colour