Gastric Ring
Gastric ring, tube of connection
2 sizes different of implantable site. |
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Gastric ring girdling the higher part of the stomach, creating a gastric compartimentation at the origin of the "hourglass" principle.
This allows a deceleration of the food passage and a feeling of satiety as soon as the small higher pocket is filled.
The resultant is a major reduction in the food contributions without feeling hunger.
It is the principle of the surgery of obesity with restrictive aiming. |
The surgery of the obesity by adjustable gastric ring (gastric banding) is destined to the patient presenting a fat mass excess dating of more than 5 years, having used and abuse all ways of regime without success.
The surgical intervention is undergone under coelioscopy and lasts about one hour. The hospitalization is of 24 hours and the recuperation of a normal activity is possible at the end of 3 - 4 days.
The objective of this surgery that is completely reversible is to permit to lose 60% of its overweight in a progressive and continuous manner within 18 months.
The stomach compartimentation permits to the patients to taste all dishes in small quantity. It is the principle of the quantitative restriction in food without real frustration.
The tightening of the ring is made separately of the intervention undergone by the surgeon or the radiologist. It is made by simple percutaneous puncture every time that the weight loss stagnates on a period of 15 days.
The typical candidates for this surgery are patients :
- aged of 18 to 65 years
- having a stern obesity with a BMI (Body Mass Index) between 35 and 50 kg/m2
- likely to change their hygiene of life
- that don't consume excessively alcohol and hyper caloric drinks.
The post operative stay
It is preferable that the patient remains 3 - 4 days in the hotel once he leaves the clinic.
He will have a consultation a day before his departure.
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