Tube Stomach Surgery

Tube Stomach Surgery

One of the most commonly performed surgical procedures today is tube stomach surgery and is commonly known as “stomach reduction surgery”.

In tube stomach surgery, the stomach is turned into a thin long tube, almost like a banana. Laparoscopically, that is, with the closed surgery method, 80 percent of the stomach is cut and removed. Thus, the food intake of the stomach is restricted. In addition, tube stomach surgery has the effect of reducing food absorption, albeit at a very low level.

The appetite of those who have tube stomach surgery decreases. In addition, insulin resistance is broken without even weight loss yet.

What is the Duration of Stomach Reduction Surgery?

Tube stomach surgery is performed in an average of 1.5 hours. Since the exit and entrance parts of the stomach are protected and the continuity in the digestive system is ensured exactly, the risks after tube stomach surgery are low and some undesirable side effects are reported as very few.

Which Stomach Reduction Surgery Is Performed Most Often?

Currently, the most commonly performed stomach reduction surgery, which has proven effectiveness, low risk rates, is “tube stomach surgery”. the name of tube stomach surgery with a 15-year history in medicine is “sleeve gastrectomy”.

Another type of stomach reduction surgery performed today is ‘gastric bypass’ surgery. But gastric bypass is preferred only in special cases; in cases where type 2 diabetes is at the forefront and insulin use is outdated, and especially in people with a very high Body Mass Index, gastric bypass may be the first choice of surgery.

In addition, in patients who have tube stomach surgery and gain weight again, 2. gastric bypass method can be applied as a surgical method.

Those who have tube stomach surgery have to meet the following conditions:

Those with a body mass index above 40 kg/m2 (morbidly obese, i.e. severely obese).

Those with a BMI between Dec 35-40 and problems such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension, sleep apnea due to excessive obesity are also considered morbidly obese and may need to have stomach reduction surgery.

In addition, surgery can be performed with the decision of the obesity doctor in patients with “new” type 2 sugar and metabolic disorders associated with obesity and with a BMI between 30 and 35. Dec.

Obesity surgeries are not performed for aesthetic purposes, that is, to make a person look weaker.

Tube Stomach Surgery with Robotic Surgery

If an operation is recommended by the general surgeon for weight control, this may mean that the person may be a candidate for obesity surgeries performed by robotic surgery. The procedure performed with the robot ‘da Vinci’ is defined as ‘robot-assisted laparoscopy surgery’.

With the Da Vinci robot, the specialist has the opportunity to intervene with the patient as desired with small incisions. With the robotic surgery method used in many fields of medicine from urology to cardiac surgery, from gynecology to general surgery, many operations can be performed on morbidly obese patients.