BARIATRIC SURGERY:
LAPAROSCOPIC GASTRIC BYPASS
GARTH H. BALLANTYNE, M.D.
F.A.C.S., F.A.S.C.R.S.
PROFESSOR OF SURGERY
BOARD CERTIFIED IN:
GENERAL SURGERY & COLON AND RECTAL SURGERY
OFFICE:
HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER,
20 PROSPECT AVENUE, SUITE #901
HACKENSACK, NJ 07601
CURRENT POSITIONS
DIRECTOR OF MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY
HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
HACKENSACK, NEW JERSEY
PRACTICE LIMITED TO LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY
This page last updated: January 24, 2004 03:28 PM
Dr. BALLANTYNE IS
CURRENTLY
ACCEPTING SELECTED PATIENTS FOR
LAPAROSCOPIC GASTRIC BYPASS.
PATIENT CRITERIA:
1. BMI
35-40: WITH SIGNIFICANT CO-MORBID CONDITIONS SUCH AS DIABETES
2. BMI
40-60:
3. PATIENTS
MUST 18 YEARS OLD OR OLDER
4.
PATIENTS MUST HAVE ATTEMPTED SUPERVISED WEIGHT REDUCTION
PROGRAMS.
LINK
TO BMI CALCULATOR
LAPAROSCOPIC GASTRIC BYPASS
ADVANTAGES:
1. Most commonly performed weight reduction operation in
the United States.
2. Most reliable operation for longterm weight loss.
3. Longterm weight loss averages 60 to 75 percent of excess
body weight.
4. Works by both restriction and malabsorption.
5. Total hospital stay averages 2 to 3 days.
5. Significant malnutrition following laparoscopic bypass
is unusual.
6. Generally covered by United States insurance companies.
DISADVANTAGES
1. Not reversible.
2. 0.5 to 1 percent chance of dying from operation.
3. 5 to 10 percent chance of significant perioperative
complications.
4. 10 percent longterm chance of stricture of
gastrojejunostomy.
5. Operation is not adjustable.
PUBLISHED
CONSENSUS STATEMENTS &
GUIDLEINES FOR BARIATRIC SURGERY
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