Surgical Treatments

What is a mini gastric bypass? The Mini Gastric Bypass (MGB), also called the One-Anastomosis Gastric Bypass or Omega Loop Gastric Bypass, is a variant of the Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB) that is less invasive and takes less time to perform. The MGB is preferred by many because of its efficiency and lack of side […]

What ıs the Gastric By-Pass Surgery Gastric bypass surgery is a kind of bariatric surgery used to help patients lose weight by rearranging their digestive systems. Patients with severe obesity-related health issues who have not lost enough weight with diet, exercise, and medication are the usual candidates for this procedure. The Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is […]

Roux-en-y- Gastric Bypass (RYGB) is the most commonly performed bariatric surgery method. However, the change in global trends shows that application of RYGB decreased down to 47% of all bariatric methods in 2011 which was 65% in 2003. Description of RYGB –  RYGB is sectioning a small poach (lesser than 30 mL) from lower part […]

SADI- S surgery, introduced in medical literature by Dr. Scorpinaro, is a surgical method in bariatric surgery that has been safely applied in the USA for 20 years and it is an alternative method in bariatric surgery as “duodenal switch and biliopancreatic diversion” has numerous metabolic effects. Having almost the same effects as “Duodenal Switch” […]

Transit bipartition surgery is a both restrictive and malabsorptive surgical method introduced in medical literature by Dr. Santoro. The most distinguished feature of this method compared to other bypass methods is that normal anatomic food pathway is not disrupted and some of the nutrients still pass through normal anatomic pathway to intestines. This leads to […]

Sleeve Gastrectomy (SG) is removing the larger curved part of the stomach and replacing it with tube stomach. SG was first offered for patients with severe obesity (BMI > 60 kg/m) as a surgical method. SG is technically easy to apply and it is not challenging for the patient. It is applied more and more […]