Surgical Treatment

Surgical procedures currently being performed for morbid obesity include:

  • Gastric Bypass (open or laparoscopic)
  • Gastric Banding
  • Laparoscopic Adjustable Banding
  • Biliopancreatic Diversion
  • Longitudinal Gastric Resection Duodenal Switch (LGRDS) (DS) (GRDS)

    There are three different types of Bariatric surgery.

  • Restrictive - different types of stomach banding or stapling procedures
  • Malabsorptive - ileo-jejunal bypass
  • Restrictive/Malabsorptive - gastric bypass (open or laparoscopic) - mostly restrictive procedure
  • GRDS or LGRDS or DS - primarily a malabsorptive procedure with a restrictive component involving a partial gastric/stomach resection

    The restrictive component modifies the stomach into a 4 oz. (approximately 120 cc) pouch reducing food intake. The malabsorptive component bypasses part of the small bowel (approximately 60 %) causing a decrease in food absorption.

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