Gastric Stapling

Gastric Bypass: The stomach is surgically severed (cut apart) and the upper part is connected to the small intestine, while the lower part of the stomach is sewn and left connected to the small intestine as usual. gastric juices produced by the bottom, unused, part of the stomach continues to flow into the intestine. The upper part of the stomach, which is very thick and hard, becomes the pocket that contains a small amount of food. It is connected to the intestine, to where they were joined called anastomosis. It is generally a little farther down the intestinal tract, so the calories and nutrients are not absorbed as easily. Therefore, you lose weight or eat small amounts of food and that food does not digest the entire length of the small intestine, the weight is lost as well as some malabsorption of calories and nutrients.

gastroplasty: The stomach is stapled so that just part of it is reduced. Weight loss occurs because the amount of food ingested is limited. There is no loss through malabsorption. A major drawback to this is that the consumption of large quantities of food may increase stomach and "pop" clips, mostly undo the surgery and cause weight gain. This surgery is no longer, but you still hear referred to as gastric bypass stomach stapling "which is totally inaccurate.

gastric surgery: This is done by making a small incision in the abdomen through which a surgeon places a group of tires in the upper stomach. There is a tube connected to the pneumatic band, and a port, or kind of rubber stopper is placed under the skin of the abdomen. After the surgery is done, the surgeon can "fill" the inflatable tube by inserting a needle through the skin and into the rubber stopper. The group works by limiting the amount of food a person can eat. If they are capable of eating too much and can not lose weight, the surgeon may add more liquid through the port and inflate the band a little more. Conversely, if the person can eat small amounts, or is vomiting it back up, the group may be too tight and a little liquid can be removed. Sometimes it takes several attempts to get the band inflated just right.