Main description:

Video Atlas of Laparoscopic Surgery - Volume 1: Bariatric Surgery is the first in a new series on laparoscopic surgery. This atlas focuses on all mainstream bariatric operations and metabolic surgery, featuring nine videos edited by Rana Pullatt, Director of Robotic Surgery at the Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston.

The video atlas covers nine different procedures in detail, including sleeve gastrectomy, different forms of gastric bypass, laparoscopic duodenal switch, and stapling techniques. Every step of each operation is explained in detail, with helpful tips to improve outcomes, making this an ideal resource for the novice bariatric surgeon. The accompanying booklet explains port and patient positioning to assist surgeons in performing these complex procedures.

Internists and physicians with an interest in obesity and bariatric medicine will find Video Atlas of Laparoscopic Surgery - Volume 1: Bariatric Surgery a useful tool for understanding the anatomy and physiology of these operations.

Key Points

First volume in this series covering bariatric and metabolic surgery
Nine videos demonstrating a range of complex procedures
Provides guidance for students, residents, fellows and practising surgeons
Edited by Director of Robotic Surgery at the Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, USA

Contents:

1 - Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy

2 - Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass - Circular Anastomosis using ORVIL

3 - Laparoscopic Antecolic Antegastric Roux en Y Gastric Bypass

4 - Laparoscopic Retrocolic Retrogastric Roux en Y Gastric Bypass

5 - Robotic Assisted Roux en Y Gastric Bypass

6 - Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass - Circular Anastomosis Transgastric Method

7 - Laparoscopic Duodenal Switch

8 - ERCP in Roux En Y Gastric Bypass Patients

9 - Triple Stapling Technique for Jejunojejunostomy