Bariatric surgery
12 important questions on Bariatric surgery
Energy intake can be reduced by:
- Reduce the intestinal digestion/absorption
What is gastric banding?
What is the function of gastric banding?
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What is a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB)?
- Jejunum is divided 50 cm beyond ligament of Treitz, and its aboral end is connected to the small gastric pouch
- 150 cm distal to this point, the other end of the small bowel is sewn to a loop that has been pulled up to meet it (--> the Roux-en-Y reconstruction)
What is the function of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass?
- Decrease of ghrelin levels
- Pancreatic juices + gal
What is sleeve gastrectomy?
What is the function of sleeve gastrectomy?
What is biliopancreatic diversion (BPD) with duodenal switch (DS)?
- Duodenum is divided distal to pylorus and jejunum is divided 250 cm proximal to ileocecal valve and anastomosed to duodenum
- The other end is connected to ileum 100 cm proximal to ileocecal valve
What is the function of BPD with DS?
- More gas production
- A small part is present where some digestion can take place
What is endobarrier therapy?
- A tube inside the duodenum.
- No contact between food and enzymes
What are the benefits of endobarrier therapy?
- Reduces body weight and blood sugar at the same time
- No incisions, scarring or associated risk (therapy is completely reversible)
- Only a brief recovery
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