Meet The New Weapon In The Fight Against Obesity: The Gastric Plication

What is Gastric Plication?

This is a new surgical technique to treat overweight.

This procedure is becoming very attractive surgery because no cuts are made into the stomach or intestine and do not use staples or other prosthetic material.

Gastric plication, is a relatively simple (in experienced hands), is done by laparoscopy (ie there is no need to "open" to the patient), the mean duration of surgery is 60 to 90 minutes, with an overnight hospital stay.

This procedure involves using sutures (stitches), is progressively reduced gastric capacity to leave a gastric pouch of approximately 100 ml, normal volume is approximately 1000 ml.

Gastric plication combines the benefits of some traditional methods such as gastric banding or gastric balloon because it is very simple, safe and reversible with the effectiveness of risk and complicated procedures such as gastric bypass or gastric sleeve.

Compared with the gastric balloon, Gastric plication offers a greater weight loss and the ability to be a permanent treatment (the ball must be removed within six months).

Even if this technique is relatively new in our country, and studies have been conducted to follow patients over 7 years. Which have proven its safety and effectiveness.

What are the advantages of this procedure?

It does not require cuts in the stomach or requires implantes.Es económico.No intestino.Mas REVERSIBLE, because it is less invasive mutilante.Es = more seguro.Es more effective than gastric banding.

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Dr. Hector Bernal

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