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. 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. 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. 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…

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…

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…

Fig. 17.1 This shows the distribution of erosions by consecutive series of hundred cases of LAGB Bands performed. Most erosions occurred early in the learning curve, peaking at a rate…