Diagnosis Test Treatment Esophageal spasm Upper GI Hyoscyamine, lorazepam Cardiospasm Upper Gi Hyoscyamine, lorazepam Stasis esophagitis Endoscopy PPI Regurgitant esophagitis Endoscopy Dietary counseling Esophageal ulcer Endoscopy PPI Gastritis Endoscopy PPI…
Fig. 11.1 Scintigraphic image showing parietal cell burden, the acid pocket, in the cardia in a healthy individual. Reprinted with permission from Beaumont H, Bennink RJ, de Jong J, Boeckxstaens…
Fig. 1.1 Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) In 1994, Wittgrove and Clark performed the first laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) . The proximal anastomosis was created using a circular stapler, with…
Fig. 3.1 Development of a hematoma anterior to the stomach following a laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy The second location of postoperative bleeding is intraluminal. Again, it occurs most commonly along staple…
Fig. 12.1 Stomal stenosis on endoscopy. With permission from Go MR, Muscarella P, 2nd, Needleman BJ, Cook CH, Melvin WS. Endoscopic management of stomal stenosis after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Surg…
Fig. 2.1 American Society of Anesthesiologists Difficult Airway Algorithm [64] © Wolters Kluwer with permission 2.3 Intubation The ASA recommends components of a preoperative airway physical exam [7]. Table 2.1…
Fig. 4.1 Intrinsic and extrinsic coagulation pathways In 1856, Virchow (Fig. 4.2) proposed a triad of events leading to venous thrombosis. He proposed that stasis of blood flow, hypercoagulability of…
Fig. 14.1 Fluoroscopic image of a “rendezvous” transgastric assisted ERCP. Arrows denote the guide wire being passed from a cholangiogram catheter, down the common bile duct, and into the duodenoscope…
Author N Primary procedure (s) Revisional procedure (s) Follow-up duration (range) Complications Leaks 30-day mortality Preoperative BMI (at primary procedure) Pre-revision BMI Pre-revision weight loss Post-revision weight loss Interval from…
Fig. 6.1 Population-based trends of various bariatric surgery procedures from California, Florida, and New York. The graph demonstrates the number of cases performed for laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB), laparoscopic…
