Weight Loss Surgery Flashcards
1
Q
What are the options for weight loss surgery?
A
gastric sleeve
gastric band
gastric bypass (Roux en Y)
2
Q
What is the risk in gastric sleeve surgery?
A
leakage of contents
3
Q
What is gastric band surgery?
A
pre-stomach pouch created by placing a silicone band around top of stomach
4
Q
What are the benefits of gastric band?
A
band can be adjusted
is reversible
5
Q
What are the complications of a gastric band?
A
pouch enlargement
slippage
band erosion
6
Q
Which causes the fastest/most weight loss?
A
gastric bypass
7
Q
How does a Roux en Y bypass work?
A
restriction and malabsorption
portion of jejenum attached to small stomach pouch
food bypasses distal stomach, duodenum and prox jejenum
8
Q
How do you avoid micronutrient deficiency in a gastric bypass?
A
vitamin supplementation and lifelong follow up
