Sleeve Gastrectomy

SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY

Sleeve gastrectomy, also referred to as vertical sleeve, gastric sleeve or tube gastrectomy, is a surgical procedure performed for the treatment of obesity. The procedure is a restrictive bariatric surgery to treat extremely obese patients with a high BMI of 40 and above. It encourages weight loss by restricting the stomach size so it holds only a limited amount of food. This helps patients to eat less without hampering the normal digestive process.

Sometimes sleeve gastrectomy is carried out as a first stage of a 2-stage operation in extremely obese patients with a BMI of 60 or more. This is done to achieve a considerable amount of weight loss so it is safer for the patient to undergo a second bariatric surgery if needed.

DISEASE OVERVIEW

Obesity is a chronic condition in which there is an excessive accumulation of fat in the body.

Obesity is defined as a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30 to 34.9 and extreme or morbid obesity is a BMI of 40 or more.

Obesity is a global problem affecting people of almost all age groups, and is associated within creased risk of cardiac problems, diabetes, high blood pressure, breathing difficulties, and other diseases.