Imaging in Bariatric Surgery

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Laghi, Andrea (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Rengo, Marco (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Radiology.; Abdominal surgery.; Gastroenterology .; Imaging / Radiology.; Abdominal Surgery.; Gastroenterology.

This book offers detailed guidance on the use of imaging in the context of bariatric surgery. After a summary of the types of surgical intervention, the role of imaging prior to and after surgery is explained, covering both the normal patient and the patient with complications. The most common patho...

Table of Contents:

• 1 Introduction
• 2 General Introduction on Obesity
• 3 Surgical Techniques
• 4 Role of Imaging before Surgery: what the Surgeons Need to Know
• 5 Role of Imaging after Surgery in Normal Patient
• 6 Imaging of Bariatric Surgery Complications
• 7 How to Treat Complications the Role of Interventional Radiology
• 8 How to Treat Complications with Endoscopy
• 9 The Anesthesiologic Management of the Obese Patient.