Bariatric Procedures
Gastric Sleeve
In a sleeve gastrectomy (gastric sleeve), a majority of the stomach is separated and removed from the body. The gastric sleeve involves removing a portion of the stomach.
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Gastric Bypass
In the roux-en-Y gastric bypass, the surgical team at BASS Medical Group partitions the stomach, creating a small upper pouch and a large lower pouch referred to as the gastric remnant.
Gastric Band
Commonly known as the lap-band, a rubber-like ring containing an inflatable balloon is placed around the upper part of the stomach and affixed in place. This creates a small stomach pouch similar to the small pouch created surgical lyin the gastric bypass procedure.
Duodenal Switch
This procedure begins with a sleeve gastrectomy. The valve that releases food to the small intestine is left, along with the first part of the small intestine, called the duodenum. The surgeon then closes off the middle section of the intestine and attaches the last part directly to the duodenum.This is the duodenal switch.