Given the prevalence of obesity, any physician providing clinical care will be involved in the care of obese patients. Gastroenterologists will play an active role in the evaluation and treatment of these patients. Thereby, it is essential to fully understand the scope of the problem and the opportunities for intervention. The expert authors assembled for this issue offer expanded insight which can enhance care plans provided to this patient population. Since Dr. Johnson’s first issue published, there are several updates in this area, and the articles in this volume address those. These updates are seen in the areas of medical therapy, surgical options, and endoscopic treatments for obese patients.
1. Cover - p. 1 2. Contributors - p. 2 3. Contents - p. 3 4. Forthcoming issues - p. 4 5. Preface - p. 5 6. The Epidemiology of Obesity - p. 6 7. Prevalence and Epidemiology of Gastrointestinal Symptoms Among Normal Weight, Overweight, Obese and Extremely Obese Individuals - p. 10 8. Gastrointestinal Symptoms and Diseases Related to Obesity: An Overview - p. 15 9. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Obesity - p. 24 10. Colonic Complications of Obesity - p. 29 11. Hepatic Complications of Obesity - p. 35 12. Pharmacologic Therapies for Obesity - p. 43 13. Preoperative Gastrointestinal Assessment Before Bariatric Surgery - p. 49 14. Endoscopy in the Obese Patient - p. 52 15. Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography in Patients with Roux-en-Y Anatomy - p. 57 16. Postoperative Metabolic and Nutritional Complications of Bariatric Surgery - p. 61 17. The Surgical Treatment of Metabolic Disease and Morbid Obesity - p. 71 18. Short- and Long-Term Surgical Follow-Up of the Postbariatric Surgery Patient - p. 76 19. Index - p. 83
Given the prevalence of obesity, any physician providing clinical care will be involved in the care of obese patients. Gastroenterologists will play an active role in the evaluation and treatment of these patients. Thereby, it is essential to fully understand the scope of the problem and the opportunities for intervention. The expert authors assembled for this issue offer expanded insight which can enhance care plans provided to this patient population. Since Dr. Johnson’s first issue published, there are several updates in this area, and the articles in this volume address those. These updates are seen in the areas of medical therapy, surgical options, and endoscopic treatments for obese patients.
1. Cover - p. 1 2. Contributors - p. 2 3. Contents - p. 3 4. Forthcoming issues - p. 4 5. Preface - p. 5 6. The Epidemiology of Obesity - p. 6 7. Prevalence and Epidemiology of Gastrointestinal Symptoms Among Normal Weight, Overweight, Obese and Extremely Obese Individuals - p. 10 8. Gastrointestinal Symptoms and Diseases Related to Obesity: An Overview - p. 15 9. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Obesity - p. 24 10. Colonic Complications of Obesity - p. 29 11. Hepatic Complications of Obesity - p. 35 12. Pharmacologic Therapies for Obesity - p. 43 13. Preoperative Gastrointestinal Assessment Before Bariatric Surgery - p. 49 14. Endoscopy in the Obese Patient - p. 52 15. Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography in Patients with Roux-en-Y Anatomy - p. 57 16. Postoperative Metabolic and Nutritional Complications of Bariatric Surgery - p. 61 17. The Surgical Treatment of Metabolic Disease and Morbid Obesity - p. 71 18. Short- and Long-Term Surgical Follow-Up of the Postbariatric Surgery Patient - p. 76 19. Index - p. 83
