TY  - BOOK
AU  - Marcello Lucchese
AU  -  Nicola Scopinaro 
TI  - Minimally Invasive Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery:  Principles and Technical Aspects 
SN  -  9783319153568 
PY  - 2015///
CY  - General and Emergency Surgery Bariatric Surgery Careggi University Hospital Florence Italy
PB  - Springer
KW  -  
N2  - This book explains the concept of metabolic surgery and provides step-by-step descriptions of all the principal minimally invasive surgical techniques employed to treat morbid obesity. The approach adopted is very practical. For each procedure, indications, technical aspects, clinical management and outcomes are described and helpful tips and tricks, highlighted. Guidance is provided on the management of emergencies and potential complications, as well as on general postoperative management and long-term follow-up. The coverage also includes new frontiers of robotic and endoscopic surgery. While the focus is on surgical techniques, emphasis is placed on the need for a multidisciplinary approach, with explanation of the role of the multidisciplinary team and the bariatric center. In addition, important information is presented on the definition of morbid and severe obesity, incidence/prevalence, pathophysiology and obesity-related comorbidities. The authors are internationally acknowledged experts who present best practice know-how in the field and draw on the most recent research literature
ER  -