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Lap Sleeve Gastrectomy |
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| Surgical time | : | 1 Hour |
| Hospitalisation period | : | Usually 24 – 48 hours |
Advantages of the Sleeve Gastrectomy:
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It does not require disconnecting or reconnecting the intestines |
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It is a technically simpler operation than the gastric bypass or the duodenal switch |
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It is known to reduce hunger by removal of hunger stimulating hormone producing part of stomach |
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Unlike gastric bypass & gastric band, patients feels full with liquids as well. |
| Special Dietary Requirement | : |
Higher protein intake, multi vitamin & mineral supplementation for 1-2 years prevents any nutritional deficiencies. |
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| Complications | : |
The reported incidence of complications is at par with other major surgeries performed on obese. These include – Operative Mortality – 0.2% (None in our series since 2005). |
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| Intra-operative Complications | : |
1.4% including bleeding, injury & stapler malfunctioning etc |
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| Early Complications | : |
This includes wound infections (1-3%), pulmonary embolism (1%-2%), intestinal leaks (1%-2%), rarely bleeding, bowel obstructions & rarely cardio-pulmonary complications etc |
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| Late Complications | : |
These includes gall stone formation, incisional hernia, rarely intractable vomiting, ulcer, intestinal obstruction, weight regain, metabolic sequelae including iron deficiency, B12, Folate deficiencies etc |
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| Weight Loss | : |
The average excess weight loss is > 70% after sleeve gastrectomy surgery. | ||||||||||||
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