Description
The third edition of the ASMBS Textbook provides a comprehensive update on the field of metabolic and bariatric surery. The updated table of contents is aligned with the American Board of Surgery s Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Focused Practice Designation (FPD) blueprint and will serve as the definitive study guide for this certification. The third edition boasts 74 chapters covering the breadth of this field and includes sections on the disease of obesity, the physiologic changes that result from these operations, updated techniques and outcomes, the diagnosis and management of complications, reoperative surgery, the emerging endoscopic therapies, and quality improvement topics. There is also an expanded section on special and high-risk populations that will serve as a valuable resource for metabolic and bariatric surgeons, and the increasing use of weight loss drugs before and after surgery is reviewed. The book also includes test questions relevant to the FPD examination and for use in training programs, with selected video links and images that will represent the state-of-the-art techniques for metabolic and bariatric procedures. The ASMBS Textbook of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Third Edition will serve as a reliable reference for students, residents, fellows, and practicing surgeons, as well as integrated health colleagues in psychology, nutrition, and advanced practice providers.
SECTION 1: OBESITY AS A DISEASE.- Epidemiology of Obesity.- Obesity as a Chronic Disease.- Prevention of Obesity.- Obesity Bias, Stigma, and Discrimination.- History and the Development of Metabolic/Bariatric Surgery.- Pathophysiology of Obesity.- SECTION 2: BARIATRIC AND METABOLIC SURGERY.- Gut Hormone Changes After Bariatric Metabolic Surgery.- Central and Peripheral Endocrine Changes After Bariatric Metabolic Surgery.- Microbiome Changes After Bariatric Metabolic Surgery.- General Indications and Contraindications for Bariatric Surgery.- Metabolic Procedure Choice and Outcomes.- Preoperative Medical Evaluation and Optimization.- Preoperative Nutritional Assessment.- Preoperative Psychological Assessment.- Preoperative Weight Loss.- Anesthetic Considerations.- Enhanced Recovery for Bariatric Metabolic Surgery.- ASMBS Position Statements.- SECTION 3: PRIMARY BARIATRIC PROCEDURES TECHNIQUES AND OUTCOMES.- Surgical Devices for Bariatric Surgery.- Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass.- Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy.- Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch.- Single Anastomosis Duodeno-ileostomy.- Single Anastomosis Gastric Bypass.- Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding.- Robotic Bariatric Surgery.- SECTION 4: DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF BARIATRIC COMPLICATIONS.- Gastrointestinal Leaks and Fistulas.- Venous Thromboembolism.- Gastrointestinal Obstruction and Anastomotic Stricture.- Internal Hernia.- Postoperative Bleeding.- Marginal Ulcers.- Gastric Banding Complications.- Nutritional Complications.- Thiamine Deficiency.- Early and Late Dumping Syndromes.- Chronic Abdominal Pain.- Gastroesophageal Reflux.- SECTION 5: REOPERATIVE BARIATRIC SURGERY FOR COMPLICATIONS AND WEIGHT GAIN.- Reoperative Bariatric Surgery.- Reoperative Options after Gastric Banding.- Reoperative Options after Sleeve Gastrectomy.- Reoperative Options after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass.- Reoperative Options after Single Anastomosis Gastric Bypass.- Reoperative Options after Duodenal Switch.- Reoperative Options after Single Anastomosis Duodenal Switch.- SECTION 6: ENDOSCOPIC PROCEDURES.- Preoperative Endoscopy in Primary Bariatric Surgery.- Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty.- Intragastric Balloon and Other Primary Endoscopic Therapies.- Preoperative Endoscopy in Revisional Bariatric Surgery.- Endoscopic Options to Manage Complications.- Endoscopic Options to Manage Weight Regain.- Emerging Technology and Procedures.- SECTION 7: QUALITY IN BARIATRIC SURGERY.- Methodology for Bariatric Quality Improvement.- MBSAQIP Standards and Verification.- Using MBSAQIP Data for Quality Improvement.- Optimizing theBariatric Surgery Patient Experience.- Decreasing Readmissions in Bariatric Surgery.- Reducing Opioid Prescribing after Bariatric Surgery.- Medical Malpractice in Bariatric Surgery.- SECTION 8: SPECIAL PATIENT POPULATIONS.- Biliary Tract and Pancreatic Disease.- Pregnancy and Bariatric Surgery.- Management of Abdominal Wall Hernia in Bariatric Patients.- Connective Tissue Disorders.- Heart Failure.- Inflammatory Bowel Disease.- Human Immunodeficiency Virus.- Transplant Patients.- Neurologic Disorders.- Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents.- Bariatric Surgery in the Elderly.- Malrotation.- Critical Care Considerations in the Bariatric Patient.- Body Contouring After Massive Weight Loss.- SECTION 9: OTHER CONSIDERATIONS.- Pharmacotherapy for Primary Weight Loss.- Pharmacotherapy as Ad
Stacy A. Brethauer, MD, MBA, Division of General and Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
Matthew Hutter, MD, Medical Branch, Univeristy of Texas, Galveston, TX, USA
Teresa LaMasters, MD, Department of Surgery, University of Iowa, UnityPoint Clinic Weight Loss Specialists, West Des Moines, IA, USA
John M. Morton, MD, Division of Bariatric and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
Jaime Ponce, MD, CHI Memorial Metabolic and Bariatric Care, Chattanooga, TN, USA
Ann M. Rogers, MD, Department of Surgery, Pennsylvania State University, Middletown, PA, USA



