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Laparoscopic Era of Operations for Morbid Obesity
Daniel R. Cottam, MD;
Samer G. Mattar, MD;
Philip R. Schauer, MD
Arch Surg. 2003;138:367-375.
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INTRODUCTION
The goal of this article is to review the status of the emerging field of laparoscopic bariatric surgery, to discuss developmental issues regarding technique and training, and finally, to summarize the present and future roles of laparoscopic bariatric surgery. We reviewed all published literature from 1992 to the present on MEDLINE. Articles were excluded for analyses that were case reports or articles on technical aspects of given procedures. Laparoscopic vertical banded gastroplasty (LVBG) has reduced perioperative morbidity compared with the open approach but seems to have a low overall adoption rate, at least, in the United States. Laparoscopic adjustable silicone gastric banding (LASGB) has become firmly established in Europe and Australia. It has only recently been introduced in the United States. Laparoscopic adjustable silicone gastric banding has been proven to be an effective weight loss procedure in Europeans . . . [Full Text of this Article]
CURRENT BENCHMARK FOR BARIATRIC SURGERY
RATIONALE FOR A LESS INVASIVE APPROACH TO BARIATRIC SURGERY
LAPAROSCOPIC VERTICAL BANDED GASTROPLASTY
LAPAROSCOPIC ADJUSTABLE SILICONE GASTRIC BANDING
LAPAROSCOPIC ROUX-EN-Y GASTRIC BYPASS
LBPD AND DUODENAL SWITCH
HAND-ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC BARIATRIC SURGERY
TRAINING ISSUES FOR LAPAROSCOPIC BARIATRIC OPERATIONS
SUMMARY
From the Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh; and the Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Pittsburgh. Dr Schauer is now with the Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Magee–Women's Hospital.
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