Type of Surgery

This animation describes the three main types of bariatric surgery. Topics covered include gastric bypass surgery, adjustable gastric banding, and sleeve gastrectomy.

Related Videos

ROSE Procedure Animation

The ROSE procedure helps patients that have had gastric bypass surgery but are starting to gain weight again. As the video shows, the procedure is "incisionless" because it is performed endoscopically with a thin tube placed down the esophagus. The stomach and esophagus are narrowed as a result of the ROSE procedure.

Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass

Provides a detailed graphic animation of the roux-en-Y gastric bypass procedure. It also explains how this bariatric surgery achieves weight loss.

Sleeve Gastrectomy Animation

A large portion of the stomach is removed during a sleeve gastrectomy. This video provides a 3D animation of how the procedure is performed and what the gastrointestinal system looks like afterwards.

How a gastroscopy is carried out

This narrated video explains what the patient will experience during an EGD (esophagogastroduodenoscopy). In non-US countries this procedure is sometimes referred to as gastroscopy, but the approach shown in the video provide the doctor with a view of the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum.

Other Information

The average Bariatric Surgery patient is a woman in her late 30s who weighs approximately 300 pounds in 2004.


From: Bariatric-Surgery.info

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