What is sleeve gastrectomy?
Sleeve gastrectomy, also called a vertical sleeve gastrectomy, is a surgical weight-loss procedure. During the operation, along with the severed part of the stomach, a site is excavated where hunger receptors are located.
Limiting the size of your stomach restricts the amount of food you are able to consume.
This procedure is typically performed laparoscopically.
Laparoscopic surgery has many advantages: it is less traumatic, the rehabilitation period is quick, short and easy, does not require bed rest and special care, the suture is applied much easier.
In what case is a sleeve-gastrectomy prescribed?
Sleeve-gastrectomy is intended not only for weight correction, but also for the regression of diseases associated with obesity.
As you know, being overweight significantly increases the risk of developing various diseases, which endangers the patient's health and reduces the quality of life.
In the process of fighting overweight, the need for surgical intervention arises in clinical cases when the patient's body mass index exceeds 35-40 kg / m2 and there are pathologies caused by metabolic syndrome.
Sleeve gastrectomy is done to help you lose excess weight and reduce your risk of potentially life-threatening weight-related health problems, including:
- Heart disease
- High blood pressure
- High cholesterol
- Obstructive sleep apnea
- Type 2 diabetes
- Stroke
- Cancer
- Infertility
As we read in the article, as a result of sleeve gastrectomy it is quite possible for a patient to lose 60% or more of excess weight.
The operation significantly improves the patient's quality of life, level of physical activity.
Source:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/sleeve-gastrectomy/about/pac-20385183
