In this Chapter you will learn how to evaluate the patient before surgery, how to treat the patient after surgery -both from a surgical and nutritional perspective and finally what to do in case of weight regain or insufficient weight loss.
In this first Chapter you will learn all about the Anatomy and Physiology of the Abdomen and of the Gastrointestinal Tract. Gut hormones, nutrition and absorption, pathophysiology and metabolic changes will be illustrated in detail. Finally the surgical and non-surgical treatments to manage Obesity will be presented to the learner as well as the Multidisciplinary Team approach.
In this Chapter the learner will be introduced to the six most performed surgical techniques (Sleeve Gastrectomy, Gastric Bypass, OAGB, SADI-S, Banding, BPD-DS) both from a theoretical and a practical point of view. You will watch the videos of the real operations performed by the most famous surgeons in the world who will explain to you step by step every aspect of the procedure.
In this Chapter you will learn how to evaluate the patient before surgery, how to treat the patient after surgery -both from a surgical and nutritional perspective and finally what to do in case of weight regain or insufficient weight loss.
In this Chapter the learner will study all the possible surgical (obstruction, leaks, infections, hemorrhages) and medical (thromboembolism, biliary reflux, nutritional deficiencies, and others) complications deriving from bariatric and metabolic surgery.