RT Book, Section
A1 Brethauer, Stacy A.
A1 Schauer, Philip R.
A2 Zinner, Michael J.
A2 Ashley, Stanley W.
SR Print(0)
ID 57012677
T1 Chapter 28. Perspective on Morbid Obesity and Its Surgical Treatment
T2 Maingot's Abdominal Operations, 12e
YR 2013
FD 2013
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-163388-8
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57012677
RD 2024/04/24
AB In  this  chapter,  Dr  Schirmer  and  Dr  Hallowell  provide  a  detailed  and  comprehensive  overview  of  the  surgical  management  of  morbid  obesity.  The  authors  appropriately  point  out  the  tremendous  worldwide  impact  that  the  obesity  epidemic  will  have  in  the  coming  years.  The  chapter  provides  excellent  clinical  and  technical  advice  from  two  experienced  bariatric  surgeons,  and  there  is  little  to  add  regarding  the  thoughtful  approach  to  patient  care  that  the  authors  outline.  There  are,  however,  several  areas  within  bariatric  surgery  that  remain  controversial.  The  field  of  bariatric  surgery  continues  to  evolve,  and  new  procedures,  new  technologies,  and  expanding  indications  for  surgery  provide  excellent  opportunities  for  research,  innovation,  and  debate.  We  address  several  of  these  areas  in  our  commentary  to  this  excellent  chapter.