The SAGES Manual

I. Essentials of Bariatric Surgery

1. The Rationale for Bariatric Surgery
Xingxiang Li, Orit Kaidar-Person, Raul J. Rosenthal

2. Overview of Bariatric Operations
Daniel E. Swartz, Edward L. Felix

3. Identification of Comorbidities and Their Management
Benjamin E. Schneider

4. Definition of Obesity and Indications for Surgery
Jamie D. Adair, Mark A. Pleatman

5. Preoperative Nutritional Assessment and Postoperative Dietary Guidelines
Andrew B. Lederman

6. Essentials of a Bariatric Program
Troy A. Markel, Samer G. Mattar

7. Psychological Assessment
Eldo E. Frezza, Mitchell S. Wachtel, Rolf Gordhamer

8. Preoperative Check List
Rami R. Zanoun, Giselle G. Hamad

9. Postoperative Care Pathway
Daniel M. Herron, Murali N. Naidu

10. Long-term Follow-up Protocol of Bariatric Patients
Steven Teich, Marc P. Michalsky

11. An Economic Approach to Opening a Bariatric Practice
Bradley T. Ewing, Eldo E. Frezza

II. Techniques

12. Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
Robin P. Blackstone

13. Lap-Band® and Adjustment Schedule
Dean J. Mikami

14. Laparoscopic Duodenal Switch
Manish Parikh, Michel Gagner, Alfons Pomp

15. Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Staged Procedure for Super-Super Obese Patients
Kuldeep Singh

16. Laparoscopic Staged Roux-en-Y: A Staged Procedure for Super-Super Obese Patients
Ninh T. Nguyen, Marcelo W. Hinojosa

III. Outcomes

17. Outcomes of Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass
Samuel Szomstein, Olga N. Tucker

18. Outcomes of Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding
David A. Provost

19. Outcomes of Duodenal Switch and Other Malabsorptive Procedures
Peter F. Crookes

20. Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents
Go Miyano, Thomas H. Inge

21. Which Operation Is Best?
Sayeed Ikramuddin, Gonzalo Torres-Villalobos

IV. Complications

22. Anastomotic Leaks after Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass
Alexander Perez, Eric J. Maria

23. Gastric Bypass: Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Ross L. McMahon

24. Intestinal Obstruction after Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass
Alexander Perez, Eric J. Maria

25. Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: Stomal Stenosis
Janey S. A. Pratt

26. Gastric Bypass: Marginal Ulceration
Bradley J. Needleman

27. Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding: Infection, Slippage, and Hiatal Hernia
Marina Kurian

28. Gastric Erosion Following Adjustable Gastric Banding
Helmuth T. Billy

V. Guidelines and Accreditation in Bariatric Surgery

29. Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) Bariatric Credentialing Guidelines
Shawn Tsuda, Daniel B. Jones

30. Reporting of Bariatric Surgery Outcomes
Gavitt A. Woodard, John M. Morton

31. The Betsy Lehman Center Guidelines for Weight Loss Surgery
Matthew M. Hutter

32. American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Centers of Excellence Program
Stacy A. Brethauer, Bipan Chand, Philip R. Schauer

33. The American College of Surgeons (ACS) Bariatric Surgery Center Network
Bruce Schirmer

Keywords: MEDICAL / Public Health MED078000