Current opinion in gastroenterology
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Curr. Opin. Gastroenterol. · Nov 2010
ReviewEndoscopic management in the bariatric surgical patient.
Morbid obesity is a global health epidemic. As the prevalence of bariatric surgery rises, it becomes increasingly important for gastroenterologists to understand their role in the perioperative care of bariatric surgical patients, to recognize potential complications of surgery that can be addressed endoscopically, and to learn about endoluminal approaches that may provide alternatives to bariatric surgery in the future. ⋯ The gastroenterologist can improve outcomes in bariatric surgical patients by understanding the issues of care that present themselves perioperatively and that lend themselves to minimally invasive endoscopic treatments.