Obesity, Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery: A Comprehensive Guide, Edition 2

· Springer Nature
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1500
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This comprehensive guide with over 100 chapters covers all the aspects of bariatric and metabolic surgery including perioperative management, surgical techniques of common as well as newer procedures, complications, controversies and outcomes. All the chapters have been revised in this second edition with addition of new chapters and sections on OAGB/MGB Surgery & Metabolic Surgery. There are dedicated sections on revisional surgery and innovative endoscopic procedures. The book is well illustrated with photos and video clips along with step-by-step guidance for a complete range of Bariatric procedures. Medical aspects of obesity and metabolic syndrome are included in the introductory sections, and the last two sections cover diverse topics in this exciting field of bariatric surgery.

Written by leading experts, Obesity, Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery - A Comprehensive Guide serves as an excellent reference manual for a wide range of healthcare professionals involved within the Bariatric Multidisciplinary Team including Bariatric Surgeons, General Surgeons, Trainees, Physicians, Anaesthesiologists, Dieticians, Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Radiologists and Nursing staff.


About the author

Mr Agrawal is a Consultant Bariatric Surgeon & Clinical Lead of Bariatric Surgery at Homerton University Hospital in London, UK. He is also Honorary Senior Lecturer at the Blizard Institute in Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary, University of London, in London, UK. Mr Agrawal is Director of London International Bariatric Surgery Symposium (LIBSS - https://libss.org/). Mr Agrawal is a Fellow of American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (FASMBS) and a member of International Committee in the ASMBS since 2015. Mr Agrawal is designated as ‘Master Surgeon in Metabolic and Bariatric SurgeryTM, MSMBSTM’ (previously called ‘Surgeon of Excellence in Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery’, ‘SOEMBSTM’ & ‘Bariatric Surgeon of Excellence (BSOETM)’) since 2012 by Surgical Review Corporation of USA. He has the privilege of being the First surgeon in the UK to achieve this designation. Mr Agrawal h^100) at national and international meetings as well as has multiple publications (>100) in peer-reviewed journals. Mr Agrawal has served as Faculty in different capacities (Chair/Moderator/Speaker/Live Demonstrator) in multiple national and international meetings.


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