Bariatric surgery
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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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This video explains bariatric surgery for weight loss. It describes how these procedures work by restricting the amount of food the stomach can hold, by causing malabsorption of nutrients, or by a combination of both, often with hormonal changes, and names the most common procedures.
Key points
- Explains gastric restriction and malabsorption as the mechanisms of bariatric procedures
- Notes that hormonal changes often accompany these procedures
- States that most procedures today use minimally invasive laparoscopic techniques
- Names gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, adjustable gastric band and biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch as the most common procedures
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This video presents “Bariatric surgery” — 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. Whether you are preparing for a procedure, studying the technique, or learning how a condition is assessed, the recording shows the process as it is performed in practice.
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