New Weight-Loss Surgery
WKRC TV Cincinnati September 10, 2008
An investigational weight-loss operation has been carried out at Good Samaritian hospital.
Cindy McBride, after trying several unsuccessful diets, consulted a batriatic doctor. The surgery was very like a gastric bypass which helps patients loose weight, it was only performed in a unique way.
“We make the stomach a lot smaller, but we don’t do any of the intestinal re-routing, so there is no associated problems that we see with the gastric bypass of mal-absorption and malnutrition.” said Dr. George Kerlakian from the Samaritian hospital.
The procedure is called gastric sleeve. About 90% of the stomach is removed. The remaining part is being wrapped into a tube, then sewn into a round sleeve. “The sleeve is nothing but a long tube of stomach.”
Cindy needed only 20 weeks to lose 92 pounds. “I wasn’t hungry from the time I woke up from surgery.” She said.
The reason of this dramatic weight-loss is the reduction of the hunger hormones. After the surgery, Cindy had to follow a diet and do exercises.
