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Metabolism and Pathophysiology of Bariatric Surgery

Nutrition, Procedures, Outcomes and Adverse Effects

  • 1st Edition - November 26, 2016
  • Editors: Victor R Preedy, Rajkumar Rajendram, Colin R Martin
  • Language: English
  • Paperback ISBN:
    9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 0 4 0 1 1 - 9
  • eBook ISBN:
    9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 0 4 0 6 3 - 8

Pathophysiology of Bariatric Surgery: Metabolism, Nutrition, Procedures, Outcomes and Adverse Effects uses a metabolic and nutritional theme to explain the complex interrela… Read more

Metabolism and Pathophysiology of Bariatric Surgery

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Pathophysiology of Bariatric Surgery: Metabolism, Nutrition, Procedures, Outcomes and Adverse Effects uses a metabolic and nutritional theme to explain the complex interrelationships between obesity and metabolic profiles before and after bariatric surgery. The book is sectioned into seven distinct areas, Features of Obesity, Surgical Procedures, Nutritional Aspects, Metabolic Aspects, Diabetes, Insulin Resistance and Glucose Control, Cardiovascular and Physiological Effects, and Psychological and Behavioral Effects. Included is coverage on the various types of bariatric surgery, including Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, gastric banding, sleeve gastrectomy, biliopancreatic diversion, and jejunoileal bypass, as well as the variations upon these procedures.