Bariatric surgery primer for the internist: keys to the surgical consultation

Daniel Leslie; Todd A Kellogg; Sayeed Ikramuddin

doi:10.1016/j.mcna.2007.02.004

Bariatric surgery primer for the internist: keys to the surgical consultation

Med Clin North Am. 2007 May;91(3):353-81, x. doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2007.02.004.

Authors

Daniel Leslie¹, Todd A Kellogg, Sayeed Ikramuddin

Affiliation

¹ Section of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA. lesli002@umn.edu

PMID: 17509383
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcna.2007.02.004

Abstract

The increasing prevalence of morbid obesity in North America combined with the refinement of laparoscopic techniques for the performing these operations has contributed to the exponential growth of bariatric surgery over the last 10 years. There are many important considerations for the internist who is referring a patient for bariatric surgery.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Bariatric Surgery / education
Bariatric Surgery / methods*
Bariatric Surgery / statistics & numerical data
Humans
Internal Medicine / education*
Laparoscopy / methods
North America / epidemiology
Obesity, Morbid / epidemiology
Obesity, Morbid / surgery*
Perioperative Care
Postoperative Complications
Referral and Consultation*