Surgery type: laparoscopic minimally invasive

Anesthesia: general Procedure

Duration: 60 minutes

Hospitalization: 2 nights

 

Procedure: the surgery is a mix between gastric sleeve and gastric bypass surgery. It is performed laparoscopically by connecting the pylorus (lower part of the stomach) to the ileum (lower part of the small intestine) thus bypassing the duodenum (beginning) and jejunum (middle) of the small intestine, without detaching the stomach.

 

This results in a reduction in the amount of food consumed (due to a reduced stomach size) and a reduction in amount of sugars and fats absorbed from food, therefore resulting in weight loss.

 

There is no effect on the absorption of vitamins and minerals from this procedure. This procedure also has a significant effect on curing type 2 diabetes.

 

The surgery helps increase insulin secretion from the pancreas, decrease body resistance to insulin and decrease calorie consumption, consequently reducing blood sugar level.