Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy

Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy

Sleeve gastrectomy, or gastric sleeve, is a surgical weight-loss procedure in which the stomach is reduced to about 15% of its original size, by surgical removal of a large portion of the stomach, following the major curve. The open edges are then attached together (typically with surgical staples, sutures, or both) to leave the stomach shaped more like a tube, or a sleeve, with a banana shape. The procedure permanently reduces the size of the stomach. The procedure is performed laparoscopically. Most patients can expect to loose 85 to 90 % of their excess body weight over a 6–12 month period with the sleeve gastrectomy alone.

Advantages
  • Simple and takes half an hour to 1 hr time to operate
  • Mobilization within hours of surgery
  • Speedy patient recovery
  • Discharge in 2 days
  • Stomach volume is reduced, but it tends to function normally so most food items can be consumed in small amounts.
  • By avoiding the intestinal bypass, the chance of intestinal obstruction (blockage), anemia, osteoporosis, protein deficiency and vitamin deficiency are significantly reduced.
  • Removes the portion of the stomach that produces the hormone that stimulates hunger (Ghrelin).
  • Dumping syndrome is less likely due to the preservation of the pylorus.
  • Appealing option for people with existing anemia, Crohn’s disease, irritable bowel syndrome, and numerous other conditions that make them too high risk for intestinal bypass procedures.lt is a sleeve or tube like structure.

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