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Author:   Robin P. Blackstone
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2017
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   4.898kg
ISBN:  

9783319439662

ISBN 10:   3319439669
Pages:   146
Publication Date:   28 November 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

The Surgical Management of Obesity.- Thirty-Day (Early) Complications of Bariatric Surgical Procedures.- Late Complications of Bariatric Procedures.- Failure to Rescue the Patient with a Complication.- Management of the Patient with a History of Bariatric Surgery and Abdominal Pain in the Emergency Department.- Postoperative Management of Obesity Related Diseases.- International Perspective on the Endoscopic Treatment of Bariatric Surgery Complications.- Role of Endoscopy, Stenting, and Other Non-operative.- Interventions in the Management of Bariatric Complications in the United States.- Postoperative Bariatric Complications Not Related to the Bariatric Surgical Procedure.- Weight Regain After Bariatric Surgery.- Pregnancy in the Woman with a History of Bariatric Surgery.- General Surgery Procedures in the Obese Patient with and Without a History of Bariatric Surgery.- Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation: Why It Matters to Your Patient.

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As a practicing surgeon, dedicated researcher, author and medical school professor, Dr. Blackstone is recognized as a leading expert in the medical and surgical treatment of obesity, metabolic disease, and obesity-related diseases. She has performed more than 5,000 surgeries in the 13 years since she established the original Scottsdale Bariatric Center, one of the first institutions in the U.S. to be nationally accredited as a Center of Excellence by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. As Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of Arizona College of Medicine, Dr. Blackstone has over the past years established a didactic “obesity course” for second year medical students. She also established clinical practice model rotations in obesity medicine for third and fourth year medical students and family practice residents.

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