This book presents and describes the various uses of gastric bypass in bariatric and metabolic surgery and outlines the different techniques currently available. Furthermore, the possible complications with the procedure and ways to avoid them are also discussed. The use of the gastric bypass for the treatment of diabetes is emphasized and the new indications for the operative treatment of diabetes are featured in detail. Endoscopic uses concerning the gastric bypass are also addressed, covering preoperative evaluation, complications treatment, weight regain treatment and endoscopic treatment of obesity. The most advanced techniques and new technologies available for performing gastric bypass surgeries are presented in the most didactic possible way, making use of value-added learning features throughout the text. Gastric Bypass - Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Perspectives is intended as a practical guide for all those interested and involved with bariatric surgery, including general surgeons, bariatric surgeons, GI surgeons and surgery residents.

João Ettinger: Associate Professor of Surgical and Clinical Anatomy at UNIME- School of Medicine in Lauro de Freitas, Brazil. He is a General, Digestive and Bariatric surgeon at São Rafael Hospital and at Ana Nery Hospital, Salvador, Brazil; where he also acts as preceptor of surgery. He finished his residency in General Surgery at Ana Nery Hospital in 1995, finished his fellowship in laparoscopic surgery at São Rafael Hospital in 1996. In 1997 he was an observer Surgeon at Lichtenstein Hernia Center-Los Angeles, Hernia Center-Memphis and Shouldice Hospital-Toronto. He specialized in Bariatric Surgery at Beneficência Portuguesa Hospital in São Paulo in 1988. He received his PhD at the Escola Bahiana de Medicina, in Internal Medicine during the year of 2007. In 2013 was an observer of bariatric surgery at Sachsenhausen Hospital in Frankfurt. Member of the Brazilian College of Surgery, Brazilian Society of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, Brazilian College of Digestive Surgery, Brazilian Society of Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery and Brazilian Hernia Society.
Euler Ázaro: General, Digestive and Bariatric surgeon at São Rafael Hospital and at Aliança Hospital in Salvador, Brazil; where he also acts as preceptor of surgery. He finished his residency in General Surgery at Ana Nery Hospital in 1989, finished his fellowship in laparoscopic surgery at Fatebenefratelli Hospital, Milan, Italy in 1996. During the year of 1997 he travelled to North America to learn techniques in coloproctology at the Cleveland Clinic of Fort Lauderdale- Florida, USA. He started bariatric surgery practice in the year of 1999 at São Rafael Hospital, Salvador. He received his PhD at Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, in Surgery. Member of the Brazilian College of Surgery, Brazilian Society of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, Brazilian College of Digestive Surgery and Brazilian Society of Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery.
Rudolf Weiner: MD by the University of Leipzig (Germany, 1976) and PhD by the University of Berlin (Germany, 1977). General surgery and urology training at the Hospital of 'St. Georg', Leipzig (Germany, 1977-1984). Qualified Urologic (1981) and General (1984) surgeon. Training in traumatology and vascular surgery at the University Hospital of Leipzig (1979-1984). Associate professor of surgery at Leipzig University (1992-1993). Associate professor of surgery at Johan Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt am Main (Germany, 1993-2000). Professor of Surgery at Johan Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt am Main (2000). Head of Surgery at the Frankfurt Sachsenhausen Hospital and Center for Minimally invasive Surgery (Germany, 2001).
Kevin Higa: Graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine in 1983. He is board certified in general surgery. After completing his residency training in 1988, he served as Chief of Vascular Surgery at the Veterans Af