Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface
(Kelvin Higa)
pp. vii-viii

Introduction
pp. ix-x

Chapter 1
Revisional Bariatric Surgery for Weight Regain: A Programmatic Approach
(Eric DeMaria, Meredith A. Grzybowski, Bon Secours Health System, Maryview Medical Center, Portsmouth, VA, USA)
pp. 1-8

Chapter 2
Metabolic Failures and Bariatric Procedures
(Pedro Paulo Caravatto, Tarissa Zanata Petry, Ricardo Cohen, Department of Surgery, Center for Obesity and Diabetes, Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz, São Paulo, Brazil)
pp. 9-22

Chapter 3
Diagnostic Tools in Failed Bariatric Procedures
(Rudolf Weiner, Islam A. El-sayes, Sylvia Weiner, Center for Surgery for Obesity and Metabolic Diseases (Center of Excellence), Universitary Hospital Sana Klinikum Offenbach, Clinic Obesity and Metabolic Surgery, Starkenburgring, Offenbach am Main, Germany, and others)
pp. 23-56

Chapter 4
Adjustable Gastric Band Failures
(Jan W. Greve, Department of Surgery and Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, Medical Director Dutch Obesity Clinics South (NOK Zuid), Atrium and Orbis Medical Center location Heerlen, Heerlen, the Netherland)
pp. 57-72

Chapter 5
Failed Sleeve Gastrectomy
(Ricard Corcelles, Antonio Lacy, Insititute of Digestive and Metabolic Diseases, Gastrointestinal Surgery Department, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain)
pp. 73-86

Chapter 6
Reoperations for Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Failures
(Jacques Himpens, Ramon Vilallonga, AZ St-Blasius, Division of Bariatric Surgery, Chief Department, Kroonveldlaan, Dendermonde, Belgium, and others)
pp. 87-116

Chapter 7
Failed Minigastric Bypass: Surgical Strategies
(Jean-Marc Chevallier, Past-president of SOFFCO-MM, Department of Bariatric and Metabolic surgery, Hopital Européen Georges Pompidou, Paris, France)
pp. 117-138

Chapter 8
Surgical Procedures for Failure of Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch (BPD-DS)
(Simon Marceau, Simon Biron, Frederic-S. Hould, Stefane Lebel, Odette Lescelleur, Laurent Biertho, Picard Marceau, Bariatric Surgeon, IUCPQ Hospital, Laval University, chemin Ste-Foy, Quebec, Canada, and others)
pp. 139-148

Chapter 9
Failed BPD
(Giuseppe Maria Marinari, Vincenzo Borrelli, Luc Lemmens, Humanitas Gavazzeni, Bariatric Unit, Bergamo, Italy, and others)
pp. 149-158

Index
pp. 159-167

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The subject is of significant importance for the entire bariatric community. This book is written by some of the most known experts in the bariatric field and especially in the area they are writing at their chapter.
The book will be useful to surgeons, endocrinologist who aim to give a solution to patients who have already undergone a bariatric procedure and need a solution as they are suffering from problems. MAs obesity is becoming more and more common, the failures are appearing and there is a clear need in how to solve the problems.