Developed by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), The ASMBS Textbook of Bariatric Surgery provides a comprehensive guide of information dealing with the ever evolving field of bariatric surgery. Volume 1: Bariatric Surgery covers the basic considerations for bariatric surgery, the currently accepted procedures, outcomes of bariatric surgery including long-term weight loss, improvement and resolution of comorbidities and improvement in quality of life. A section focuses on revisional bariatric surgery and new innovative endoscopic bariatric procedures. Other special emphasis given to the topics of metabolic surgery and surgery for patients with lower BMI (30-35). Volume II: Integrated Health is divided into 3 sections: bariatric medicine, psychosocial and nutritional aspects of bariatric surgery. The first section deals with the psychosocial issues associated with morbid obesity. The second section deals with the role of bariatric physicians in preoperative and postoperative support of the bariatric patients. The nutritional section discusses the preoperative and postoperative nutritional support for the bariatric patient. The ASMBS Textbook of Bariatric Surgery will be of great value to surgeons, residents and fellows, bariatric physicians, psychologists, psychiatrists and integrated health members that manage the morbidly obese.

Ninh T. Nguyen, MD Chief, Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery University of California Irvine Medical Center Orange, CA Raul Rosenthal, MD Department Chair Bariatric and Metabolic Institute (BMI) General Surgery Cleveland Clinic, Westin, FL Jamie Ponce Portugal, MD General Surgery Dalton Surgical Group PC Dalton, Georgia John Morton Associate Professor Med Center Line, General Surgery Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA Robin P. Blackstone, MD, FACS Surgeon and Director Scottsdale Bariatric Center Medical Director Scottsdale Healthcare Bariatric Program Phoenix, AZ.