The Perfect Sleeve Gastrectomy A Clinical Guide to Evaluation, Treatment, and Techniques (PDF)

This is an upgraded 2nd edition of the popular Perfect Sleeve Gastrectomy book, and it will grow from 38 chapters to 99 chapters, hence 61 new chapters.

Sleeve gastrectomy (SG) is the most common bariatric procedure performed worldwide, more than 60% of bariatric procedures are sleeve gastrectomies. This title will be comprehensive and detail all the approaches used in performing sleeve gastrectomy, offering readers all the tools needed to perform the perfect SG.

In these exciting times, the five international editors (one of them, Michel Gagner, is the creator of the SG) wanted to capture the global standards of practice at a time of change, excitement, and lots of controversy, regarding this common procedure.

We aim to shed light on best practices across borders, this 2nd edition volume intends to develop a reliable reference to guide the practicing physician anywhere in the world, and from whatever specialty (surgeon, gastroenterologist or endoscopist) to navigate through the many current options of therapy in this rapidly changing field.

We also aim to provide high-quality illustrations and high-definition videos of these techniques to go with the didactic chapters written by thought leaders. In this book we will focus first on the clinical problems of the patients and the indications for the sleeve. Regarding the technical aspects, we will describe the technique step-by-step (including videos) and also, we will detail the staplers, its size and different colours — and the various sizes of the bougies, and also a special description of the reinforcement of the sutures after the sleeve. We know that mainly the SG has a restrictive function, but we will also describe the metabolic effects of this surgery.

Then we will describe the nontraditional SG techniques, such as the endoscopic approach, staples sleeve and robotic technologies. Bariatric surgery has very few rates of complications, but when complications happen, they are severe. Thus, we will describe how to identify them immediately and the different approaches to treating them by endoscopy, laparoscopy and percutaneous image-guided surgery. In the 2nd edition, we have added 61 chapters on new revision strategies, better patient preparation and selection, new treatments for complications and new procedures that mimic sleeve gastrectomy.

For the last section, we will include the lessons learned from 25 years since the SG was first described, and add Artificial Intelligence, as robots will be covered in other chapters, providing an overview of how we imagine the future will be for the most common bariatric procedure performed worldwide.

This title will be an ideal reference for general surgeons, bariatric surgeons, endoscopists and gastroenterologists with an interest in obesity management as well as researchers with an interest in obesity. Residents and fellows are trained in general and bariatric surgery as well as in endoscopy. Dietitians, diabetes specialists, psychotherapists with an interest in obesity management as well as hospital administrators and quality officers in hospitals with bariatric practices will also benefit from this book.
eBook ISBN
978-3-031-77690-8
Due: 26 December 2025