Chapel Hill Bariatric Surgery

Mon, Jan 20, 2020

Chapel Hill: Bariatric surgery (weight loss surgery) is performed by General Surgeons with specialized training. Bariatric procedures performed at NCSH are:

Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
Single Anastomosis Duodenal Switch
Duodenal Switch
Laparoscopic Gastric Band
Gastric Bypass

From the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery website:

“Bariatric surgical procedures cause weight loss by restricting the amount of food the stomach can hold, causing malabsorption of nutrients, or by a combination of both gastric restriction and malabsorption. Bariatric procedures also often cause hormonal changes. Most weight loss surgeries today are performed using minimally invasive techniques (laparoscopic surgery).

The most common bariatric surgery procedures are gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, adjustable gastric band, and biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch. Each surgery has its own advantages and disadvantages.”

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