Dedication
Acknowledgments
About the Editors
Contributing Authors
Preface
Foreword by George L. Blackburn, MD, PhD, MS, FACS

Section I          General
Chapter 1         The Obesity Epidemic
                       Walter J. Pories, MD, FACS; Dustin M. Bermudez, MD; and Emily R. Cunningham, BA
Chapter 2         Adolescent Obesity and Weight Loss Surgery
                       Wendy Jo Svetanoff, MD; R. Armour Forse, MD, CM, PhD, FRCS(C), FACS, FCCM, FASMBS; and Caroline M. Apovian, MD
Chapter 3         Medical Treatment of Obesity
                       W. Scott Butsch, MD, MSc and Nadia N. Ahmad, MD, MPH

Section II         Surgical Issues and Procedures
Chapter 4         Why Surgery?
                       Bruce M. Wolfe, MD, FACS, FASMBS
Chapter 5         Choice of Bariatric Surgery
                       Sayeed Ikramuddin, MD; Elizabeth Colsen, MD; and Daniel B. Leslie, MD
Chapter 6         Gastric Banding
                       Christine Ren Fielding, MD
Chapter 7         Sleeve Gastrectomy
                       Stacy A. Brethauer, MD and Philip R. Schauer, MD
Chapter 8         Gastric Bypass
                       John Magaña Morton, MD, MPH, FACS, FASMBS and Natalia Leva, MD
Chapter 9         Biliopancreatic Diversion With Duodenal Switch
                       Mustafa Hussain, MD and Alfons Pomp, MD, FACS, FRCSC
Chapter 10       Other Surgical Procedures
                       Jaisa Olasky, MD and Daniel B. Jones, MD, MS, FACS
Chapter 11       Preoperative Evaluation of the Patient Undergoing Bariatric Surgery
                       Andrew S. Wu, MD and Daniel M. Herron, MD
Chapter 12       Anesthetic Issues in the Patient With Obesity Undergoing Surgery
                       Eugene Kim, MD and Stephanie B. Jones, MD
Chapter 13       Current Concepts in Perioperative Management of Adolescents Undergoing Bariatric Surgery
                       Kathleen B. Hrovat, MS, RD, LD; Linda Kollar, RN, MSN, CBN; and Thomas H. Inge, MD, PhD
Chapter 14       Bariatric Surgery and the Elderly
                      Oliver A. Varban, MD, FACS
Chapter 15       Metabolic Surgery for Diabetes
                       Ashwin Soni, MD, BSc; Alpana Shukla, MD, MRCP(UK); and Francesco Rubino, MD
Chapter 16        Immediate Postoperative Complications
                       Charles E. Thompson III, MD; Yaniv Cozacov, MD; Emanuele Lo Menzo, MD, PhD; and Raul J. Rosenthal, MD
Chapter 17        Long-Term Complications of Bariatric Surgery
                       Judy Y. R. Chen, MD, FACS and Scott A. Shikora, MD, FACS

Section III      Medical Issues Post Bariatric Surgery
Chapter 18      Nutritional Consequences Following Bariatric Surgery
                     Ashley Cuellar, MD; Pradeep K. Pallati, MBBS, FACS; and Amanda Powell, MD
Chapter 19     Medical Management of the Patient After Bariatric Surgery: Reevaluating Diabetes
                     Sangeeta Rao Kashyap, MD
Chapter 20     Hypertension Following Bariatric Surgery: Pathophysiology, Follow-Up, and Treatment
                     Venkata M. Alla, MD and Dennis Esterbrooks, MD
Chapter 21     Medical Management of the Patient After Bariatric Surgery: Reevaluating Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Dyslipidemia
                     Lalita Khaodhiar, MD and Karen C. McCowen, MB, MRCPI
Chapter 22     Medical Management of the Patient After Bariatric Surgery: Reevaluating Sleep Apnea
                     Lee E. Morrow, MD, MSc
Chapter 23     Endoscopy in the Bariatric Patient
                     Nitin Kumar, MD and Christopher C. Thompson, MD, MSc, FACG, FASGE
Chapter 24      Imaging of the Gastrointestinal Tract and Bariatric Surgery
                     Johanna Schubert, MD and Attila Csordas, MD
Chapter 25      The Esophagus, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, and Bariatric Surgery
                      Tommy H. Lee, MD and Kalyana Nandipati, MD
Chapter 26       Psychological Issues in the Bariatric Surgery Patient
                      Stephanie Sogg, PhD and Kelli E. Friedman, PhD

Financial Disclosures
Index