Bariatric Surgical Anatomy and Mechanisms of Action

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 213-228

  Herron, Daniel M ^a   Roohipour, Ramin ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjustable gastric band; Anatomy; Bariatric surgery; Biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch; Endoscopy; Gastric bypass; Sleeve gastrectomy

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

APPETITE; BALLOON; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BILE; BILIOPANCREATIC BYPASS; BODY MASS; ENTERIC ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; ESOPHAGOJEJUNOSTOMY; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GASTRECTOMY; GASTRECTOMY BILLROTH II; GASTRIC BANDING; GASTROJEJUNOSTOMY; GASTROPLASTY; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; LAPAROSCOPIC ADJUSTABLE GASTRIC BAND; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; PANCREAS SECRETION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYLORUS; REVIEW; ROUX Y ANASTOMOSIS; STAPLER; STIMULATION; STOMACH BYPASS; STOMACH FISTULA; STOMACH POUCH; STOMACH SECRETION; STOMACH WALL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VERTICAL BANDED GASTROPLASTY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BARIATRIC SURGERY; BILIOPANCREATIC DIVERSION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; GASTRECTOMY; GASTRIC BYPASS; HUMANS; OBESITY, MORBID;

EID: 79955719680     PISSN: 10525157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.giec.2011.02.005     Document Type: Review

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