Bariatric surgery is an increasingly popular method of combating obesity. This is primarily due to the fact that obese people today reach record BMIs, which means that their metabolism often prevents them fro returning to a healthy body weight in the traditional way. For such people, bariatric surgery is the only salvation not from obesity, but from its deadly consequences.
Cuff gastric resection
One popular method of bariatric treatment is the sleeve gastrectomy. This procedure, as you might guess, involves removing a large portion of the stomach.
After the procedure, it resembles a tube rather than the bag it is before the resection. In this way, we obtain a significantly reduced stomach capacity, and as a result, the patient has no physical ability to take in a large amount of food.
Benefits of Bariatric Surgery
The great advantage of this procedure is the fact that it is performed laparoscopically. The small postoperative wound means that the risk of dangerous complications is reduced. Another advantage of the sleeve gastrectomy is that after the removal of the stomach fundus, the secretion of ghrelanine decreases, which results in a reduced feeling of hunger. A smaller stomach also means that food content moves much faster through the digestive tract, and the secretion of hormones that manage the feeling of satiety and hunger is modified, of course to the benefit of the patient.
Is sleeve gastric reduction surgery effective?
Sleeve gastrectomy allows for a reduction of excess body weight by approximately 60-66%Sleeve gastrectomy can be considered the only procedure in the fight against obesity, it can also be considered the first stage of treatment in patients with a BMI higher than 50. In a situation where sleeve gastrectomy is the first part of treatment, the next stage is a gastro-intestinal bypass or biliary-pancreatic bypass.