The SAGES Manual A Practical Guide to Bariatric Surgery /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Nguyen, Ninh T. (Editor), Maria, Eric J. De (Editor), Ikramuddin, Sayeed (Editor), Hutter, Matthew M. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2008.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Surgery.; Abdominal surgery.; Minimally invasive surgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; Abdominal Surgery.; Minimally Invasive Surgery.; General Surgery.

Obesity is an epidemic in most developed countries. Bariatric surgery is growing at an exponential rate, with more than 140,000 bariatric operations performed in the U.S. yearly. In keeping with the other manuals in the series, The SAGES Manual of Bariatric Surgery presents a practical "how to&...