Advances in Bariatric and Metabolic Endoscopy, An Issue of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics, E-Book

In this issue of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America, guest editors Drs. Violeta Popov and Shelby Sullivan bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Advances in Bariatric and Metabolic Endoscopy. Minimally invasive metabolic and bariatric endoscopic therapies can bridge the gap between surgical interventions and medical therapy, and recent advances have facilitated personalized and patient-targeted treatment options for specific disease states. In addition, these techniques can target different parts of the GI tract that may be responsible for the pathophysiology of obesity and metabolic syndromes. This issue provides state-of-the-art clinical reviews on the technical aspects of these procedures as well as patient management. - Contains 14 relevant, practice-oriented topics including weight loss pharmacotherapy: current and future therapies; bariatric surgery: current trends and newer surgeries; small bowel therapies for metabolic disease and obesity; combination therapies: anti-obesity medications and endoscopic bariatric procedures; personalized approach to obesity treatments; and more. - Provides in-depth clinical reviews on advances in bariatric and metabolic endoscopy, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.