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Extreme Weight Loss
"Bariatric surgery rates have increased exponentially, both within the United States and worldwide. At a time when dieting is widespread throughout the US and beyond, bariatric surgery, most commonly gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy, is one of the only effective interventions for rapid and sustained weight loss. The surgeries, however, are not without their controversy. Public perceptions of surgery recipients often paint them as lazy for taking the easy way out, and pictures of the bypassed gut and reduced stomach often provoke shivers of revulsion. Individuals who experience surgery must deal with such perceptions, while also becoming accustomed to their dramatically changed physical ...
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD): Back to Surgery?
This volume provides a detailed and comprehensive review of current knowledge concerning all aspects of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The opening chapters on its pathogenesis and epidemiology include discussions of Helicobacter pylori as an etiological agent, and Barrett’s esophagus. The bulk of the volume is taken up with critical reviews of all the contemporary approaches to GERD - both medical and surgical (open and laparoscopic) - and presents the early results from laparoscopic trials throughout the world. The book concludes with detailed descriptions from expert practitioners of the various alternative laparoscopic fundoplication techniques. This timely publication will be of interest not only to gastroenterologists and gastrointestinal surgeons, but to all doctors and general practitioners who must advise and prescribe treatment for patients with this common, distressing, but remediable complaint.
Acute Appendicitis: Standard Treatment Or Laparoscopic Surgery?
This handy volume reviews the current approaches to acute appendicitis, appendectomy being the most commonly performed emergency surgical procedure in the western world. The benefits and costs of open versus laparoscopic appendectomy are discussed by international specialists in the field. Exact diagnosis on right iliac fossa pain is still difficult, especially in children, young females, older patients and during pregnancy. It is in these cases that the laparoscopic approach may be most beneficial, both in terms of diagnosis and surgery, whereas the open procedure is still the gold standard in patients with a clear diagnosis of appendicitis. However, laparoscopic surgery is at least as effective, although more expensive and complicated to perform. Furthermore, in terms of the wound infection rate, the laparoscopic method has proven to be more effective. This book is of interest for general and laparoscopic surgeons, as well as for emergency doctors, gastroenterologists, gynecologists and doctors with an interest in epidemiology.
Update Gastroenterology 2004
Every year the world's leading specialists in gastroenterology meet to discuss the latest clinical and therapeutic progress in their area of expertise. The theme chosen for the 2004 conference, which was held in Prague on 25 and 26 September was "Recent Progress in the Treatment of Benign Gastro-intestinal Disorders". The 2004 publication will cover five topics: the oesophagus, bile and pancreatic disorders, basic principles of gastrointestinal disorders, stomach upsets in medical practice and gastrointestinal infections.
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Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery
A presentation of the current knowledge in the field of laparoscopic colorectal surgery discusses the history, evaluation, preparation, operative technique, and specific surgical techniques accompanied by editorial commentary from 55 international contributors whose opinions on the procedure range from enthusiastic to skeptical. The final chapters specifically address the most recent controversies, including: laparoscopic complications, immune function, credentialing, and cost analysis. Volume contains diagrams, and color photographs of surgeries. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Benign Lesions of the Esophagus and Cancer
In an attempt to attain the best possible delimitation of all the problems posed today by benign diseases of the esophagus, 181 authors each agreed to answer one or more of 210 questions that had been drawn up on the subject. These questions, each one deliberately limited and difficult, mostly concerned reflux esophagitis: its natural history, the means of its diagnosis, all existing treatments, and its eventual degeneration. The authors approached are today's most reputed specialists in the fields of epidemiology, gastroenterology, endoscopy, pathology, and surgery of esophageal diseases. The authors were all assigned one or more questions in their own field, none of which was simple: all d...
