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Digestive surgery
Diet principles after bariatric surgery
Laparoscopic Gastric Banding
The basics in Bariatric Surgery
- Indications for digestive surgery for obesity
- Most important procedures
- Unfolding of the operation and immediate follow-up
- Results of the surgery
- preoperative exams
- Postoperative follow-up
- Risks of the operation
- Postoperative diet
The choice of a bariatric operation
Gastric bypass
Sleeve gastrectomy
Bilio-pancreatic bypass
Plastic Surgery
Strategy for reconstruction after weight-loss
General strategy for reconstruction
Reconstruction of different parts of the body
Plastic surgery without weight-loss

preoperative exams

Preoperative exams

Preoperative exams are mandatory. They can be performed during an outpatient visit.
The anesthesiologist may decide the opportunity of certain exams, or to cancel others.

- A cardiological and respiratory exam, a lower limb Doppler test.
- A blood sample analysis.
- An echography that will check the liver and the gallbladder (looking for gallstones).
- An upper GI endoscopy. This exam can be performed under general anesthesia. The physician will for ulcer or hiatal hernia.
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