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Gastric Bypass
Gastric Bypass (or Bariatric Surgery) is a permanent, major operation.
The doctors create a small pouch in the stomach after bypassing
the lower portion of the stomach. An opening is created in the small
pouch which connects to the lower end of the upper intestine. Food
enters the small stomach, causing a sensation of fullness before
it slowly empties into the intestine through the newly reconstructed
opening. The doctors recommend a close follow-up including routine
blood work twice a year.
Drs. Butt, Carrato, and Bono caution that gastric bypass surgery
is for morbidly obese people, and should only be performed when
all other options, such as diet, exercise and drugs, fail.
Click here for links to several articles
from the Doctors, including several on Bariatric Surgery or Gastric
Bypass.
Procedures
A. General Surgery
1. Laparoscopic Surgery
a. Exploratory
b. Appendix
c. Hernia
d. Gallbladder
e. Colon
f. Hiatal Hernia
2. Conventional Surgeries
a. Hernia
Repair
b. Colon
c. Stomach
d. Appendix
e. Thyroid
f. Soft Tissue Masses and Skin
Lesions
B. Vascular Surgery
1. Repair of abdominal
aortic aneurysm (AAA)
2. Bypass surgery of extremities
3. Carotid endarterectomy
(CEA)
4. Creation of
arterio-venous fistulas
5. Placement
of central lines
C. Varicose Vein Treatment
1. TIPPS (Trans-Illuminated
Powered Phlebectomy)
2. SEPS (Subfascial
Endoscopic Perforator Surgery)
3. Deep venous
thrombosis
D. Breast Disease Management
1. Evaluation of breast
lumps (solid or cystic)
2. Cyst aspirations
3. Fine-needle aspiration
of solid breast lump
4. Stereotactic
breast biopsy
5. Sentinel lymph
node biopsy
6. Conventional
biopsy
7. Lumpectomy
8. Mastectomy
E. Gastric Bypass (Bariatric Surgery)
F. Wound Management and Treatment
G. Thoracic surgery
1. Chest tube
placement
2. Removal and
biopsy of nodules in lung and mediastinum
3. Lobectomy
H. Vascular Laboratory
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