{"id":148,"date":"2013-12-13T13:50:46","date_gmt":"2013-12-13T13:50:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/dr\/?page_id=148"},"modified":"2013-12-31T02:00:24","modified_gmt":"2013-12-31T02:00:24","slug":"laparoscopic-sleeve-gastrectomy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dredwardoliveros.com\/droliveros\/surgeries\/bariatric-metabolic-surgery\/laparoscopic-sleeve-gastrectomy","title":{"rendered":"Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\"><span style=\"color: #34393a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/dredwardoliveros.com\/droliveros\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Laparoscopic-Sleeve-Gastrectomy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-474 alignleft\" alt=\"Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy\" src=\"http:\/\/dredwardoliveros.com\/droliveros\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Laparoscopic-Sleeve-Gastrectomy-300x300.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dredwardoliveros.com\/droliveros\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Laparoscopic-Sleeve-Gastrectomy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dredwardoliveros.com\/droliveros\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Laparoscopic-Sleeve-Gastrectomy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dredwardoliveros.com\/droliveros\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Laparoscopic-Sleeve-Gastrectomy-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dredwardoliveros.com\/droliveros\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Laparoscopic-Sleeve-Gastrectomy-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #34393a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b>sleeve gastrectomy<\/b><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #34393a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"> is classified as a <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #34393a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b>restrictive surgery<\/b><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #34393a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">. The surgery is performed laparoscopically wherein about 80% of the stomach is removed and the shape of the stomach is changed from a sac to a long, narrow tube (sleeve).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #34393a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"> The main effect is from the reduced volume of the stomach, so eating only a small amount of food results in a feeling of fullness and early satiety. Weight loss is not the only effect of the operation, but metabolic also. It has been documented that after the operation, improvement in the control of Type 2 Diabetes is achieved even before weight reduction. Studies have shown that the top fundus part of the stomach produces the hunger hormone, Ghrelin. The fundus of the stomach is removed in this operation. Metabolic changes or improvement in Type 2 Diabetes may be due to decreased gastric volume, pylorus restriction, decreased Ghrelin, fast gastric emptying, increased peptides, and a fast small bowel transit time with malabsorption.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Advantages:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Minimally Invasive Surgery- small incisions, less pain, early ambulation and return to work.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Decreased appetite.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Stomach function is preserved.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Rapid improvement in Type 2 Diabetes.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Usual weight loss- 50-60% of excess weight in 1-2 years.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The sleeve gastrectomy is classified as a restrictive surgery. The surgery is performed laparoscopically wherein about 80% of the stomach is removed and the shape of the stomach is changed from a sac to a long, narrow tube (sleeve). 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