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FUTURE CHALLENGES Patients with obesity su ff er from widespread prejudice. Under standing that th...

Follow-up and a shared care model of chronic disease Shared care arrangements with surgeons/physi...

Complications The common complications are shown in Table 68.6 In sleeve gastrectomy , a staple l...

ELIGIBILITY Eligibility criteria were first proposed by the US National Institutes of Health in 1...

FURTHER READING Adams TD, Gress RE, Smith SC et al . Long-term mortality after gas - tric bypass ...

COST-EFFECTIVENESS A 2009 Health Technology Assessment report in the UK showed bariatric surgery ...

Zollinger–Ellison syndrome This syndrome is mentioned here because the gastrin - producing endocr...

suspected peptic ulcer Gastroduodenoscopy oper - In the stomach, any abnormal lesion should be bi...

Tumours ly All gastric neoplasms may present with chronic or acute upper - gastrointestinal bleed...

Ultrasonography Standard ultrasonography can be used to investigate the stomach but used conventi...

Volvulus of the stomach Rotation of the stomach usually occurs around the axis and between its t...

The molecular pathology of gastric cancer Understanding of the molecular pathology of gastric c...

Treatment of peptic ulceration The vast majority of uncomplicated peptic ulcers are treated medi...

Trichobezoar and phytobezoar Trichobezoar (hair balls) ( Figure 67.34 ) are unusual and are virtu...

Stress gastritis This is a common sequel of serious illness or injury and is characterised by a ...

Stress ulceration This commonly occurs in patients with major injury or illness who have undergon...

Subtotal gastrectomy For tumours in the distal stomach, it is unnecessary to remove the whole sto...

Site The proximal stomach is now the most common site for gastric cancer in the West. Because the...

Spread of carcinoma of the stomach Gastric cancer is an excellent example of the various distant...

Staging The International Union Against Cancer (UICC) staging system is shown in Table 67.6 . Imp...