What types of surgical procedures are available....
There are three major types of surgeries being done for Morbid obesity
Restrictive Procedure
- Adjustable gastric bands
- Vertical band gastroplasty
Malabsorbtive Procedure
- Biliopancreatic diversion (BPD)
- Duodenal Switch (DS)
Mainly Restrictive Mildly Malabsorbtive Procedures
- Roux en y gastric bypass (RYGB)
Adjustable lap Bands
All the procedures may be done laproscopically and through the conventional open technique. An adjustable band with inflatable band portion is placed on stomach between the Angle of HIs and top of the spleen.
Anterior wall of stomach is imbricated over the band
advantage of this procedure is that the infatable ballon can be inflated or deflated with saline as desired.
