People who are morbidly obese, gastric bypass surgery is the one which helps them to reduce their weight in less period of time. People who are morbidly obese usually suffer from health problems such as cancer, heart problems and diabetes. In order to reduce the consequences of these diseases, reduction is the best available option. This article focuses on different types of gastric surgery for weight loss.
Gastric Bypass Surgery for Weight Loss
- Since the surgery aims at changing the anatomy of the digestive system, it also helps in absorbing less calories.
- In gastric bypass surgery, small intestine and stomach are the two organs that play a vital role.
- Food entered in the stomach is mixed with gastric juices. Then it enters the small intestine where the calories are absorbed.
- The size of the stomach is made small and it is directly connected to jejunum which is the second part of the small intestine.
- The stomach is now able to consume less amount of food because the size of the stomach is small and less calories are absorbed in the small intestine.
Types of Gastric Weight Loss Surgery
Roux-en-Y Gastric Weight Loss Surgery:-
- The small intestine is connected to the newly formed small stomach.
- The upper part of the stomach is isolated from the lower part. Later on, a small pouch like structure is formed and then jejunum is directly connected to the pouch.
- The lower part of the stomach is completely bypassed and the food which directly enters from the jejunum enters into the pouch.
- Open gastric bypass surgery and laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery are the two types of roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery.
- A person is given anaesthesia and a large incision is made in the abdominal part through the belly in open gastric surgery.
- The surgery is performed by directly operating the stomach, organs and small intestine.
- In laparoscopic, flexible tube that has a camera is inserted to view the internal structure of the stomach.
- In order to have a better view the stomach is inflated by air. Thin surgical instruments are then inserted in one of the incisions and bypass is performed.
- However, laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery is always preferred to open gastric surgery as it involves less complications and helps the person to recover soon.
Biliopancreatic Diversion Bypass Surgery:-
- Biliopancreatic Diversion Bypass Surgery is also known as extensive gastric bypass surgery.
- It is rarely performed and it is one of the most complicated type of gastric bypass surgery.
- The lower part of the stomach is completely removed from the body.
- The pouch is joined to the rarest end of the small intestine. Many nutritional deficiency may occur after the surgery, however, this surgery guarantees weight loss.
Thus, gastric weight loss surgery has long term effects. After gastric weight loss surgery, health problems that are caused due to obesity are reduced.
