Stomach Surgery: An Overview
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Stomach Surgery:
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Stomach surgery has various goals depending the reason the
surgery is taking place. When most people hear the words
"stomach surgery" these days, they think of the kind of stomach
surgery that's designed to help a morbidly obese person lose
weight. But there are other kinds too, including stomach
surgery for stomach cancer and stomach surgery for conditions
like acid reflux. We'll take a brief look at the major
categories of stomach surgery in this article.
Stomach Surgery for Obesity
Stomach surgery for obesity has become a solution for
morbidly obese people whose health is in danger as a result of
their obesity. It may be the only real option open to them
after they've tried other standard, non-surgical methods
without success. This type of surgery is also known as
bariatric surgery, and it's generally only used for patients
with a body mass index (BMUI) of 40 or above. is a weight-loss
method used for people who have a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 40
or above.
Stomach surgery for obesity is done on the stomach itself,
but the words "stomach surgery" are also widely used to
describe procedures that are performed on the small intestine
or large intestine. These organs are surgically altered in some
way to make it easier for the obese person to lose weight
permanently. Obesity stomach surgery alters the size of the
stomach, making it smaller. Obviously, a person will feel full
after eating a smaller quantity of food and begin losing
weight. This type of surgery is termed ‘restrictive surgery’
because it restricts the intake of food that a person
consumes.
Types of Stomach Surgery
Stomach surgery procedures fall into three categories.
- Restrictive techniques: reduces the size of the stomach
so the patient eats less, and gets "full" sooner.
- Malabsorptive techniques: restricts the amount of the
intestine that comes in contact with food. This way, the
body absorbs less food that can be turned into fat.
- Combination techniques may involve both the stomach and
the intestines, combining both the restrictive and
malabsorptive strategies.
The most common types of obesity stomach surgery are Vertical
Banded Gastroplasty, Gastric Banding and Laparoscopic Gastric
Banding. These procedures are covered more thoroughly elsewhere
in this book.
The success rate for weight loss stomach surgery is around
80 percent. In other words, only about one patient in five
won't experience the desired results. Failures usually occur
because the patient doesn't follow a recommended post operative
program of diet changes, exercises, and lifestyle.
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