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Surgery for Morbid Obesity

The surgical treatment of morbid obesity has undergone astonishing growth since its inception thirty years ago. The medical profession has long been aware of the discouraging intractability of morbid obesity to all forms of conservative management, and it is only recently that physicians have come t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Linner, J.H.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer New York 1984, 1984
Edition:1st ed. 1984
Subjects:
Plastic Surgery
Gastroenterology 
Hepatology
Gastroenterology
Abdominal Surgery
Online Access:
Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1 Medical Aspects of Morbid Obesity
  • 2 Psychiatric Considerations
  • 3 Malabsorption Techniques
  • Renal Complications Following Jejunoileal Bypass Charles L. Smith
  • 4 Gastric Operations: General Principles
  • 5 Gastric Operations: Specific Techniques
  • 6 Gastric Operations: Postoperative Management and Complications
  • 7 Revisional Surgery
  • 8 Results of Gastric Reduction Surgery
  • 9 Anesthesia for the Morbidly Obese Patient
  • 10 Use of a Microcomputer for Data Management
  • 11 Radiographic Examination of the Obese Patient
  • 12 Body Contour Surgery Following Bypass Surgery
  • Conclusion
  • Appendices

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