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Bariatric Surgical Practice Guide

Recommendations

  • Written by senior specialists in the field

  • Provides evidence-based practical management information including that of complications

  • Includes recommendations on all aspects of bariatric surgeries

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Table of contents (36 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
  2. Selection of a Patient

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Selection Guidelines for Bariatric Surgery

      • Narong Boonyakard, Suthep Udomsawaengsup
      Pages 3-8
    3. Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents

      • Simon Chapman, Martha Ford-Adams, Ashish Desai
      Pages 9-17
    4. Preoperative Evaluation and Contraindications to Bariatric Surgery

      • Saravana Kumar, Rachel Maria Gomes
      Pages 29-38
  3. Preoperative Predictors of Outcomes

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 39-39
    2. Preoperative Predictors of Diabetes Remission Following Bariatric Surgery

      • Saravana Kumar, Rachel Maria Gomes
      Pages 55-61
  4. Technical Considerations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 63-63
    2. Standardization of Technique in Sleeve Gastrectomy

      • Jayshree Todkar, Rachel Maria Gomes
      Pages 65-72
    3. Technical Considerations of Laparoscopic Gastric Plication with or Without a Band

      • Chih-Kun Huang, Abhishek Katakwar, Jasmeet Singh Ahluwalia, Vijayraj Gohil, Chia-Chia Liu, Ming-Che Hsin
      Pages 73-80
    4. Technical Considerations of Duodenal Switch and Its Variants

      • Kazunori Kasama, Praveen Raj Palanivelu
      Pages 91-96
  5. Specific Situations in Bariatric Surgery

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 97-97
    2. Gastroesophageal Reflux and Bariatric Surgery

      • Satish Pattanchetti, Sivalingam Perumal
      Pages 99-106
    3. Ventral Hernia Repair in the Morbidly Obese

      • Rachel Maria Gomes, Praveen Raj Palanivelu
      Pages 107-114

About this book

This book provides a comprehensive review of literature of various aspects of bariatric surgery arriving at practical recommendations for simplifying day to day practice. This book is divided into 10 sections covering selection of patient, preoperative predictors of outcome, technical considerations, specific situations, post-operative pathways, management of complications, revisional surgery, and perioperative nutritional aspects. It covers specific situations in bariatric surgery such as GERD, hernia repair, gallstone disease, PCOD, NAFLD and end-organ disease.


Bariatric Surgical Practice Guide is a quick resource for practicing bariatric surgeons, young and experienced, to understand all practical aspects of this surgery which is gaining importance worldwide at a rapid pace. Recommendations are based on existing literature as well as opinions of the authors who work at state-of-the-art clinical facilities.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Bariatric Division, Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery and Minimal Access Surgery Unit, GEM Hospital and Research Centre, Coimbatore, India

    Saravana Kumar, Rachel Maria Gomes

About the editors

Dr. Praveen Raj completed his graduate medical training from PSG Institute of Medical Sciences, Coimbatore with honors, and masters in General Surgery from the prestigious Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai. He also secured his masters in Surgery and surgical gastroenterology from the National Board (DNB). He has been conferred with the Honorary Fellow in Advanced laparoscopy (FALS) by the Indian Association for Gastrointestinal Endosurgeons (IAGES). Currently, he is director at the GEM hospital group and heads the GEM Obesity and Diabetes Surgery Centre. His center is recognized by the Dr. MGR Medical University for conducting a tw- year fellowship program in bariatric surgery. Through his bi-annual training program, he has trained more than 150 surgeons in the field of bariatric surgery.
Dr. Praveen Raj is currently the President of the Indian chapter of the International Excellence Federation of Bariatric Surgery. He and his center were the first in South India to be accredited as an International Center of Excellence by the Surgical Review Corporation, USA. He has authored several papers on laparoscopic and bariatric surgery and presents frequently at conferences. His recently completed NASHOST trial, aimed to study the influence of bariatric surgery on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is the first registered clinical trial on bariatric surgery in the country. He has also commenced a trial on lower BMI metabolic surgery for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus, which when completed will be the first of its kind in the world. He has also instituted international fellowship programs where physicians from abroad train with him in India.


Dr. Saravana Kumar graduated in surgery from the Madurai Medical College, India. He later acquired his laparoscopic skills at the renowned Gem Hospital & Research Centre, Coimbatore under Prof. C. Palanivelu. He is currently a consultant in the department of Bariatric and upper GI surgery at the same Institute. He has many international publications in the field of bariatric surgery and, along with Dr. Praveen Raj and Professor Palanivelu, is actively involved in training of surgeons. He is a member of the Obesity Surgery Society of India, Association of Minimal Access Surgeons of India, and also the International Federation for Surgery of Obesity.


Dr Rachel Maria Gomes graduated and completed her surgical training with accolades from the Goa Medical College under the Goa University of India. She then further specialized in GI and Laparoscopic surgery at the Bhatia hospital and the Jaslok hospital at Mumbai. She is a Consultant GI & Laparoscopic Surgeon in Goa and is currently associated with the Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery and Minimal Access Surgery unit of GEM Hospital and Research Centre at Coimbatore. She has to her credit more than 50 peer-reviewed national and international publications and has delivered numerous presentations at national and international conferences with several awards for outstanding presentations. She is a member of the Association of Surgeons of India, the Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology and the Indian Association of Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons. 


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Bariatric Surgical Practice Guide

  • Book Subtitle: Recommendations

  • Editors: Praveen Raj Palanivelu, Saravana Kumar, Rachel Maria Gomes

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-2705-5

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2017

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-2704-8Published: 13 February 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-10-9687-7Published: 15 July 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-2705-5Published: 31 January 2017

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 309

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Abdominal Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Metabolic Diseases

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eBook USD 79.99
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Softcover Book USD 99.99
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Hardcover Book USD 129.99
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