<p>Chapter 1. The Global Burden of Obesity and Diabetes</p><p>John B. Dixon</p><p> </p><p>Chapter 2. Pathophysiology of Obesity Comorbidity: The Effects of Chronically Increased Intraabdominal Pressure </p><p>Harvey J. Sugerman</p><p> </p><p>Chapter 3. Medical Management of Obesity</p><p>Bartoleme Burguera and Joan Tur </p><p> </p><p>Chapter 4. History of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery </p><p>Adrian G. Dan and Rebecca Lynch</p><p> </p><p>Chapter 5. Developing a Successful Bariatric Surgery Program</p><p>Andrew S. Wu and Daniel M. Herron </p><p> </p><p>Chapter 6. Essential Bariatric Equipment: Making your Facility More Accommodating to Bariatric Surgical Patients</p><p>Hector Romero-Talamas and Stacy A. Brethauer</p><p> </p><p>Chapter 7. Patient Selection: Pathways to Surgery</p><p>Monica Dua, Eric P. Ahnfeldt, and Derrick Cetin </p><p> </p><p>Chapter 8. The Role of Behavioral Health in Bariatric Surgery</p><p>Leslie J. Heinberg and Janelle W. Coughlin</p><p> </p><p>Chapter 9. Operating Room Positioning, Equipment and Instrumentation for Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery </p><p>Stacy A. Brethauer and Esam S. Batayyah</p><p> </p><p>Chapter 10. Anesthesia for Minimally Invasive Bariatric Surgery </p><p>Stephanie B. Jones and Cindy M. Ku</p><p> </p><p>Chapter 11. Postoperative Pathways in Minimally Invasive Bariatric Surgery</p><p>Rebecca Lynch, Debbie Pasini, and Adrian G. Dan </p><p> </p><p>Chapter 12. Bariatric Surgery: Patient Safety and Quality Improvement </p><p>John M. Morton and Dan E. Azagury</p><p> </p><p>Chapter 13. Data Management for the Bariatric Surgery Program</p><p>M. Logan Rawlins </p><p> </p><p>Chapter 14. Sleeve Gastrectomy: Technique, Pearls, & Pitfalls</p><p>Cheguevara Afaneh, Alfons Pomp</p><p> </p><p>Chapter 15. Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: Outcomes</p><p>Stacy A. Brethauer and Esam S. Batayyah</p><p> </p><p>Chapter 16. Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: Management of Complications</p><p>Pornthep Prathanvanich and Bipan Chand </p><p> </p><p>Chapter 17. Sleeve Gastrectomy as a Revisional Procedure</p><p>Raul J. Rosenthal </p><p> </p><p>Chapter 18. Laparoscopic Gastric Plication</p><p>Almino Cardoso Ramos, Lyz Bezerra Silva, Manoel Galvao Neto, Josemberg Marins Campos </p><p> </p><p>Chapter 19. Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding: Technique </p><p>George Fielding</p><p> </p><p>Chapter 20. Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding: Outcomes</p><p>Jaime Ponce and Wendy A. Brown</p><p> </p><p>Chapter 21. Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding: Long-Term Management </p><p>Christine Ren Fielding</p><p> </p><p>Chapter 22. Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding: Management of Complications</p><p>Paul O'Brien</p><p> </p><p>Chapter 23. Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding: Controversies</p><p>George Fielding</p><p>Chapter 24. Gastric Bypass: Transoral Circular Stapler Gastrojejunostomy Technique</p><p>Abdulrahim AlAwashez, Matthew Kroh </p><p> </p><p>Chapter 25. Gastric Bypass: Transgastric Circular Stapler Technique</p><p>Jaisa Olasky and Daniel B. Jones</p><p> </p><p>Chapter 26. Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass: Hand-Sewn Gastrojejunostomy Technique</p><p>Kelvin D. Higa and Cyrus Moon</p><p> </p><p>Chapter 27. Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Using Linear Stapled Technique </p><p>Bruce David Schirmer </p><p> </p><p>Chapter 28. Outcomes after Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass</p><p>Bruce David Schirmer </p><p> </p><p>Chapter 29. Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass: Management of Complications</p><p>Emanuele Lo Menzo, Samuel Szomstein, and Raul J. Rosenthal </p><p> </p><p>Chapter 30. Gastric Bypass as a Revisional Procedure</p><p>Luigi Angrisani and Michele Lorenzo</p><p> </p><p>Chapter 31. Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass: Nutritional Management after Surgery </p><p>Kelli C. Hughes, Rebecca N. Puffer, and Mary B. Simmons </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Chapter 32. Laparoscopic Malabsorptive Procedures: Technique of Duodenal Switch</p><p>Giovanni Dapri, Guy-Bernard Cadière, Jacques Himpens</p><p> </p><p>Chapter 33 Laparoscopic Malabsorption Procedures: Outcomes </p><p>Mitchell S. Roslin and Robert Sung </p><p> </p><p>Chapter 34. Laparoscopic Malabsorption Procedures: Management of Complications</p><p>Fady Moustarah, Frederic- Simon Hould, Simon Marceau, Simon Biron</p><p> </p><p>Chapter 35 Laparoscopic Malabsorption Procedures: Management of Nutritional Complications after Biliopancreatic Diversion</p><p>Fady Moustarah, Frederic- Simon Hould </p><p> </p><p>Chapter 36 Alternative Minimally Invasive Options: Neural Modulation</p><p>Sajani Shah, Elizabeth A. Hooper, and Scott A. Shikora </p><p> </p><p>Chapter 37. Intragastric Balloon </p><p>Manoel Galvao Neto, Josemberg Marins Campos, Lyz Bezerra Silva</p><p> </p><p>Chapter 38. Alternative Minimally Invasive Options: Endoluminal Bariatric Procedures</p><p>Nitin Kumar and Christopher C. Thompson</p><p> </p><p>Chapter 39. Innovative Metabolic Operations </p><p>Ricardo Cohen, Pedro Paulo Caravatto, Tarissa Petry</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Chapter 40. Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism in the Bariatric Surgery Patient</p><p>Brandon T. Grover and Shanu N. Kothari</p><p> </p><p>Chapter 41. Role of Flexible Endoscopy in the Practice of Bariatric Surgery</p><p>Andrea Zelisko and Matthew Kroh </p><p> </p><p>Chapter 42. Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents</p><p>Sean L. Barnett, Marc P. Michalsky, and Thomas H. Inge</p><p> </p><p>Chapter 43. Bariatric Surgery in the Elderly</p><p>Elizabeth A. Hooper, Bamdad Farhad, Julie J. Kim</p><p> </p><p>Chapter 44. The High-Risk Bariatric Patient</p><p>Eric Ahnfeldt, Monica Dua, and Derrick Cetin</p><p> </p><p>Chapter 45. Long-term Mortality after Bariatric Surgery</p><p>Aaron D. Carr, Mohamed R. Ali</p><p> </p><p>Chapter 46. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in the Bariatric Surgery Patient</p><p>Maria Altieri and Aurora Pryor</p><p> </p><p>Chapter 47. Gallbladder and Biliary Disease in Bariatric Surgery Patients</p><p>Mohammad H. Jamal and Manish Singh</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Chapter 48. Effects of Bariatric Surgery on Diabetes</p><p>Ashwin Soni, Alpana Shukla, and Francesco Rubino </p><p> </p><p>Chapter 49. Cardiovascular Disease in the Bariatric Surgery Patient</p><p>Amanda R. Vest, James B. Young</p><p> </p><p>Chapter 50. Obesity and Cancer with Emphasis on Bariatric Surgery </p><p>Ted D. Adams, Steven C. Hunt, Lance E. Davidson, Mia Hashibe </p><p> </p><p>Chapter 51. Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Bariatric Surgery Patients </p><p>Christopher R. Daigle and Stacy A. Brethauer</p><p> </p><p>Chapter 52. Ventral Hernias in the Bariatric Patient </p><p>Krzysztof J. Wikiel and George M. Eid</p><p> </p><p>Chapter 53. Plastic Surgery Following Weight Loss</p><p>Dennis Hurwitz</p><p> </p><p>Chapter 54. The Female Patient: Pregnancy and Gynecologic Issues in the Bariatric Surgery Patient</p><p>Karina A. McArthur, Giselle G. Hamad, George M. Eid</p><p> </p><p>Chapter 55. Medicolegal Issues: The Pitfalls and Pratfalls of the Bariatric Surgery Practice </p>Kathleen M. McCauley