Sleeve Gastrectomy is a surgical weight-loss procedure.

In this surgery , the stomach is reduced to about 25% of its original size.

by surgical removal of a large portion of the stomach along the greater curvature

What is Sleeve gastrectomy

The result is a sleeve or tube like structure.

The procedure permanently reduces the size of the stomach, although there could be some dilatation of the stomach later on in life

Pictorial Diagram

It makes the stomach smaller, so you feel full after eating a smaller meal.

The fundus of the stomach is removed. This is the area that secretes ghreli, a hormone that makes you feel hungry. So, the sleeve gastrectomy may help you to feel less hungry through a hormonal mechanism.

sleeve gastrectomy works through 2 mechanisms

It does not require disconnecting or reconnecting the intestines.

It is a technically simpler operation than the gastric bypass or the duodenal switch. Some data suggest that the operation may be safer than gastric bypass or duodenal switch

Normally laparoscopic, reducing recovery time

Advantage

Considered investigational or experimental by some insurance companies

Relatively few doctors perform this surgery

Weight regain more likelyIrreversible

Disadvantage

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Presented By: Dr. Makam Ramesh

http://www.weighlosssurgery.in