Minimally Invasive Bariatric Surgery

STACY A. BRETHAUER, MD Associate Director, Bariatric and Metabolic Institute 9500 Euclid Avenue, M61 Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH   PHILIP R. SCHAUER, MD Professor of Surgery, Lerner College of Medicine Director, Advanced Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgery Bariatric and Metabolic Institute 9500 Euclid Avenue, M61 Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH   BRUCE D. SCHIRMER, MD Stephen H. Watts Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery Health Sciences Center, University of Virginia Health System Charlottesville, VA

The Global Burden of Obesity and Diabetes.- Pathophysiology of Obesity Comorbidity: The Effects of Chronically Increased Intraabdominal Pressure.- Medical Management of Obesity.- History of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery.- Developing a Successful Bariatric Surgery Program.- Essential Bariatric Equipment: Making your Facility More Accommodating to Bariatric Surgical Patients.- Patient Selection: Pathways to Surgery.- The Role of Behavioral Health in Bariatric Surgery.- Operating Room Positioning, Equipment and Instrumentation for Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery.- Anesthesia for Minimally Invasive Bariatric Surgery.- Postoperative Pathways in Minimally Invasive Bariatric Surgery.- Bariatric Surgery: Patient Safety and Quality Improvement .- Data Management for the Bariatric Surgery Program.- Sleeve Gastrectomy: Technique, Pearls, & Pitfalls.- Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: Outcomes.- Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: Management of Complications.- Sleeve Gastrectomy as a Revisional Procedure.- Laparoscopic Gastric Plication.- Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding: Technique.- Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding: Outcomes.- Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding: Long-Term Management.- Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding: Management of Complications.- Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding: Controversies.- Bypass: Transoral Circular Stapler Gastrojejunostomy Technique.- Gastric Bypass: Transgastric Circular Stapler  Technique.- Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass: Hand-Sewn Gastrojejunostomy Technique.- Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Using Linear Stapled Technique/- Outcomes after Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass.- Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass: Management of Complications.- Gastric Bypass as a Revisional Procedure.- Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass: Nutritional Management after Surgery.- Laparoscopic Malabsorptive Procedures: Technique of Duodenal Switch.- Laparoscopic Malabsorption Procedures: Outcomes.- Laparoscopic Malabsorption Procedures: Management of Complications.- Laparoscopic Malabsorption Procedures: Management of Nutritional Complications after Biliopancreatic Diversion.- Alternative Minimally Invasive Options: Neural Modulation.- Intragastric Balloon.- Alternative Minimally Invasive Options: Endoluminal Bariatric Procedures.- Innovative Metabolic Operations.- Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism in the Bariatric Surgery Patient.- Role of Flexible Endoscopy in the Practice of Bariatric Surgery.- Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents.- Bariatric Surgery in the Elderly.- The High-Risk Bariatric Patient.- Long-term Mortality after Bariatric Surgery.- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in the Bariatric Surgery Patient.- Gallbladder and Biliary Disease in Bariatric Surgery Patients.- Effects of Bariatric Surgery on Diabetes.- Cardiovascular Disease in the Bariatric Surgery Patient.- Obesity and Cancer with Emphasis on Bariatric Surgery.- Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Bariatric Surgery Patients.- 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.