Laparoscopic Roux en Y Gastric Bypass
Procedure Type Combined Restrictive / Malabsorptive
Description of Laparoscopic procedure of Gastric bypass-
- Stapling is used to create a small, upper stomach pouch leading to early satiety/satisfaction with small quantity of food.
- Essentially a large part of stomach & small intestine is bypassed, so that food and digestive juices mix with each other distally. This results in delayed and reduce absorption of nutrients and calories
Results of Gastric bypass surgery
- Average of 77% of excess body weight loss one year after surgery.
- Studies show that even after 14 years of surgery, patients have maintained 80% of excess body weight loss.
- Study of 20000 patients showed that 96% of associated health conditions were improved or resolved, including back pain, sleep apnea, high blood pressure, Type II diabetes and depression in gastric bypass.
- In most cases patients report an early sense of fullness, combined with a sense of satisfaction, that reduces the desire to excessive eating.
