Training in Bariatric and Metabolic Endoscopic Therapies

Pichamol Jirapinyo; Christopher C. Thompson

doi:10.5946/ce.2018.148

Clinical Endoscopy (Sep 2018)

Training in Bariatric and Metabolic Endoscopic Therapies

Pichamol Jirapinyo,
Christopher C. Thompson

Affiliations

Pichamol Jirapinyo: Division of Gastroenterology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, 2Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Christopher C. Thompson: Division of Gastroenterology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, 2Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5946/ce.2018.148
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 51, no. 5
pp. 430 – 438

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Bariatric endoscopy is an emerging subspecialty for gastroenterologists encompassing a broad array of procedures including primary endoscopic bariatric and metabolic therapies and the treatment of complications of bariatric surgery. In addition, comprehensive understanding of lifestyle intervention and pharmacotherapy are essential to successful outcomes. This review summarizes goals and steps of training for this emerging field.

Published in Clinical Endoscopy

ISSN: 2234-2400 (Print); 2234-2443 (Online)
Publisher: Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Country of publisher: Korea, Republic of
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology
Website: https://www.e-ce.org/

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