Gastric Banding (Lap band Surgery)

GASTRIC BANDING : Gastric Banding is a bariatiric surgical procedure designed for obese patients with a body mass index (BMI) of 40 or greater-or between 35-40 in cases of patients with certain comorbidities that are known to improve with weight loss, such as sleep apnea, diabetes, osteoarthritis, or metabolic syndrome, among others.

In a gastric banding procedure, a laparoscopic adjustable gastric band, a restrictive device, is implanted via bariatric surgery. The gastric band is an inflatable silicone prosthetic device that is placed around the top portion of the stomach, usually via laparoscopic surgery. It is placed around the upper portion of the stomach and stitched into place. This creates a new, small stomach pouch, with the larger part of the stomach below the band. The food storage area of the stomach is greatly reduced.

In a Gastric Banding procedure, the placement of the band causes the creation of a small pouch at the top of the stomach that holds approximately 30 ml (about 1/8 cup). This pouch fills with food quickly and the band slows the passage of food from the pouch to the lower part of the stomach. As the upper part of the stomach registers as full, the message to the brain is that the entire stomach is full and this sensation helps the person to be hungry less often, to feel full more quickly, to eat smaller portions, and lose weight over time.

To change the size of the opening between the two parts of the stomach (stoma), the inner surface of the band can be adjusted by adding or removing saline. The band is connected by a tube to a reservoir placed beneath the skin during the colonoscopy.

 

Team of Specialists:

• Dr. Deep Goel Consultant- Minimal Invasive, Bariatric & ONCO SurgeryView Profile