Meet the editors

Dr. Nieves Saiz-Sapena obtained an MD from the University of Valencia, Spain, in 1988. After a short stint at the Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa, she specialized in anaesthesia and intensive care and obtained a Ph.D. (cum Laude) at the University of Navarra, Spain. Dr. Saiz-Sapena has more than twenty-five years of experience in the fields of bariatric surgery, neurosurgery, hostile environments, and difficult airways. She is

an active member of several scientific international societies including the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO) and the Society for Obesity and Bariatric Anaesthesia (SOBA). She is also a reviewer for national and international scientific journals. Her teaching background includes the Universidad de Navarra, Universidad de Barcelona, Universidad Cardenal Herrera-CEU, and Universidad Catolica de Valencia, both on site and online.

Dr. Juan Miguel Oviedo obtained an MD from the University of Sevilla, Spain, in 1992, after which he moved to Valencia, Spain, for his training as a specialist in general surgery. Since 2017, Dr. Oviedo has served as the coordinator of the Oesophagus-gastric, Bariatric, and Abdominal Wall Unit. He obtained his Ph.D. (cum laude) from the University of Valencia, Spain, in 2010, and has developed a teaching role at his hospital for the last ten years. He

is also an active member of several scientific societies, including Sociedad Valenciana de Cirugia, Asociacion Española de Cirujanos (AEC), Sociedad Hispanoamericana de la Hernia (SOHAH), Sociedad Española de Cirugia de la Obesidad (SECO), and the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity (IFSO).

Contents

Long Road

of Bariatric Surgery

**Preface XI**

**Chapter 1 1**

**Chapter 2 9**

**Chapter 3 23**

**Chapter 4 35**

**Chapter 5 55**

**Chapter 6 75**

**Chapter 7 93**

Introductory Chapter: Bariatric Surgery - Not Alone on This

Subcutaneous Adipose Stem Cells in Obesity: The Impact

*by Veronica Mocanu, Daniel V. Timofte and Ioana Hristov*

*by Anna Guerrini Usubini, Roberto Cattivelli, Valentina Villa,* 

*Gian Mauro Manzoni, Gianluca Castelnuovo and Enrico Molinari*

Nutritional Deficiencies Post Bariatric Surgery: A Forgotten Area

Bariatric Surgery—from the Non-surgical Approach to the Post-Surgery

Sleeve-Plus Procedures in Asia: Duodenojejunal Bypass and Proximal

*by Michelle Bernadette C. Lim-Loo, Chih-Kun Huang, Valerie Chan* 

Psychological Considerations for Bariatric Surgery

Impacting Long-Term Success and Quality of Life

Individual Care: Role of Endoscopy in Bariatric Therapy *by Dörte Wichmann, Dietmar Stüker, Ulrich Schweizer,* 

Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: Outcomes, Safety

*by Wahiba Elhag and Walid El Ansari*

*Alfred Königsrainer and Rami Archid*

*by Wahiba Elhag and Walid El Ansari*

and Complications

Jejunal Bypass

*and Kathleen Chua*

*Giorgia Varallo, Valentina Granese, Giada Pietrabissa,* 

*by Nieves Saiz-Sapena and Juan Miguel Oviedo*
