Pathophysiology of Obesity Comorbidity: The Effects of Chronically Increased Intraabdominal Pressure.- The Medical Management of Obesity.- Evolution of Bariatric Minimally Invasive Surgery.- Essential Characteristics of the Successful Bariatric Surgeon: Skills, Knowledge, Advocacy.- Bariatric Surgery Program Essentials.- Essential Bariatric Equipment: Making Your Facility More Accommodating to Bariatric Surgical Patients.- Bariatric Surgery Training.- Patient Selection, Preoperative Assessment, and Preparation.- The Evolving Role of the Psychologist.- Operating Room Positioning, Equipment, and Instrumentation for Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery.- Access to the Peritoneal Cavity.- Comparison of Open Versus Laparoscopic Obesity Surgery.- Anesthesia for Bariatric Surgery: What a Surgeon Needs to Know.- Pneumoperitoneum in the Obese: Practical Concerns.- Postoperative Assessment, Documentation, and Follow-Up of Bariatric Roux-en-Y Surgical Patients.- Bariatric Data Management.- The Current Role of Open Bariatric Surgery.- Technical Pearls of Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery.- Laparoscopic Vertical Banded Gastroplasty.- Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy.- Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding: Technique.- Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding: Outcomes.- Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding: Postoperative Management and Nutritional Evaluation.- Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding: Complications.- Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding: Revisional Surgery.- Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding: Controversies.- Circular Stapler Technique for Gastroenterostomy.- Circular Stapled Transabdominal Technique.- Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: Hand-Sewn Gastrojejunostomy Technique.- Linear Stapled Technique for Gastrojejunal Anastomosis.- Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: Outcomes.- Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: Postoperative Management and Nutritional Evaluation.- Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: Complications.- Gastric Bypass as a Revisional Procedure.- Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: Controversies.- Laparoscopic Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch.- Laparoscopic Malabsorption Procedures: The Technique of Biliopancre atic Diversion.- Laparoscopic Malabsorption Procedures: Outcomes.- Laparoscopic Malabsorption Procedures: Postoperative Management and Nutritional Evaluation.- Laparoscopic Malabsorption Procedures: Complications.- Laparoscopic Malabsorption Procedures: Controversies.- Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery.- Risk-Benefit Analysis of Laparoscopic Bariatric Procedures.- Alternative Minimally Invasive Options: Gastric Pacing.- The BioEnterics Intragastric Balloon for the Nonsurgical Treatment of Obesity and Morbid Obesity.- The Emerging Field of Endoluminal and Transgastric Bariatric Surgery.- Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism.- Role of Flexible Endoscopy in the Practice of Bariatric Surgery.- Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents.- Bariatric Surgery in the Elderly.- The High-Rsisk Bariatric Patient.- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in the Bariatric Surgery Patient.- Gallbladder Disease in the Bariatric Surgery Patient.- Diabetes in the Bariatric Surgery Patient.- Cardiovascular Disease and Hypertension in the Bariatric Surgery Patient.- Sleep Apnea in the Bariatric Surgery Patient.- Ventral Hernias in the Bariatric Patient.- Plastic Surgery Following Weight Loss.- The Female Patient: Pregnancy and Gynecologic Issues in the Bariatric Surgery Patient.- Medicolegal Issues: The Pitfalls and Pratfalls of the Bariatric Surgery Practice.
