BARIATRIC PROCEDURES
Sleeve Gastrectomy (SG)
The Laparoscopic Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy, often called a "Sleeve", is performed by removing approximately 80% of the stomach, forming a small new stomach with a capacity of 100 ml, in the shape of a small banana allowing you to eat smaller portions and stay satisfied for longer period of time.
Sleeve Gastrectomy (SG)
- Procedure
- How it works
- Advantages
1. The stomach is relieved of the bodies that surround it.
2. The staplers surgical is used to remove the 80% of the stomach, making it much smaller.
3. It has a duration of 30 minutes in average.
1. The new stomach holds less food and liquids, which helps to reduce the amount of food and calories consumed.
2. To remove the portion of the stomach that produces the greater part of the Hormone Ghrelin, also known as the “Hunger Hormone”, is reduced in a 90 – 95 per cent of its production, reducing appetite and promoting satiety
3. The increase in gastric emptying, promotes a metabolic effect hormone, which corrects insulin resistance, as well as the control of the glucose in the blood and allows the body to reach and maintain a healthy weight: so that 75-80% of patients with Diabetes, initial you have big benefits for the remission and control of the disease
4. The simple nature of the operation makes it very safely, without the possible complications of procedures other derivatives.
Advantages
1. Surgery time, shorter
2. Technically more simple
3. Can be performed in patients with medical conditions-high risk
4. Can be done as a surgery-first time for patients with severe obesity
5. Serves as a bridge to the Mini Bypass, gastric Bypass, SADI-S, duodenal Switch
6. Effective weight loss and improvement of obesity-related conditions.
Disadvantages
1. Procedimientono reversible
2. May get worse or cause new-onset reflux and heartburn
3. Less impact on the metabolism in comparison with bypass procedures
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