Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is a type of weight-loss/bariatric surgery. As the name suggests it can be performed through the key-hole method (laparoscopy). In this technique 4 to 5 tiny cuts of half to one cm are made on the abdomen and the entire surgery is performed through that. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy can also be performed in a scar-less manner through a single cut through the belly button. In this procedure, the stomach is divided longitudinally and two-thirds of the stomach is removed. This results in a banana-shaped stomach with a capacity of 60 to 100 cc.
Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy was initially started as the first part of the duodenal switch operation. Later it was observed that the sleeve gastrectomy alone, without the duodenal switch led to good weight loss results. At times a second stage was not required. Over the last 20 years, it has gained immense popularity across the world as a preferred bariatric operation, both by surgeons as well as patients. Some of its advantages are that it is a technically simpler surgery, is easy to perform, has short surgery time, has no intestinal anastomosis, has fewer nutritional deficiencies, and so on. It is also the preferred procedure in countries like Japan and Korea that are endemic to cancer of the stomach. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy can also be easily converted to other surgeries like Rouxen y gastric bypass, duodenal switch, SADI-S, DJB Loop DJB, etc.
In the long term, the main issues observed with a laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy are acid reflux and weight regain. However, obesity is a chronic progressive disease and as with any weight loss procedure, regular follow-up with the bariatric team is the key to success after a laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.
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Dr. Aparna Govil Bhasker is a Bariatric Surgeon in Mumbai and Advanced Laparoscopic Surgeon.
Affiliations: Global Hospital, Parel; Apollo Hospitals, CBD Belapur, Tardeo and Chembur; Currae Hospital, Thane; Suchak hospital, Malad and Namaha Hospital, Kandivali; Belle Vue Hospital, Andheri West for Bariatric Surgery, Hernia Surgery and Gallbladder Surgery etc
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