Gastric Bypass Surgery
Gastric bypass surgery also known as Roux-en-Y is condition by which the most of the stomach is bypassed and a small stomach pouch is made in order to help the patient lose weight after failed attempt at regular ways of losing weight.
It is said to a common medical practice in the United States as it accounts for about 80 weight loss surgery.
The Process of Gastric Bypass Surgery
After intensive consultation with a expert doctor, you will be scheduled for surgery.During this surgery the stomach is divided into large areas and a smaller area.The small portion is sew or stapled together in order to make the small pouch.This small pouch can contain only a cup or about that size of food.
The weight loss surgery makes for the new, small stomach pouch to be disconnected from the first part of the small intestine-that is duodenum.The surgeon then reconnects the stomach to a portion of the intestine slightly further down the jejunum.The surgical techniques is known as roux-en-y.
After this surgery,the food passes directly from the stomach into the jejunum,it bypass the duodenum.Thus,calories absorption becomes reduced as well as nutrients.This weight loss method is called malabsorptive.
It is a common practice that gastric bypass is done laparoscopically.That is, it is done using tools inserted through small incisions in the belly.If the laparoscopy is not possible,gastric bypass can be an open one.This is laparotomy.In this case, a large incision is done in the middle of the belly.
Results Of Gastric Bypass
After gastric bypass surgery weight loss is dramatic.On average,patients lose 60% of their extra weight.For instance, a 350 pounds person who is 200 pounds overweight would lose about 120 pounds.
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