What is it?
Sleeve gastrectomy stomach
Successful partial gastrectomy
Macular gastrectomy is an operation which is currently the most frequently performed bariatric surgery all over the world, regardless of latitude.
It owes its popularity primarily to its very good effectiveness as well as relative simplicity (simplicity of the surgery is, of course, a contractual term). In Wroclaw we perform gastric cuff resection with the participation of specialists.
Gastric cuff resection - what does it consist of?
Gastric cuff resection involves a significant reduction in the volume of the stomach. During the partial gastrectomy procedure, a part of the stomach with a volume of several hundred to over a thousand milliliters is removed, depending on the original size of the organ.
The remaining stomach has a volume of about 100-150 ml. Thanks to that after the operation the patient will feel satiety after eating 100-150 ml of food. Not less important is the fact that in the removed part of the stomach physiological hunger hormone - ghrelin - is produced.
Cuff surgery of the stomach causes that due to the reduced production of ghrelin, the feeling of hunger is much smaller and the desire to reach for the next portion of food is much weaker than before.
PATIENT STORY
Patient feedback
I underwent gastric sleeve surgery
Have you ever wondered where femininity begins and where it ends? When I started to consider the possibility of surgical treatment for my obesity, the pointer on the scale had reached almost 130kg. I started to feel that despite accepting my imperfections, my weight was becoming an obstacle to living an active life, to having a family and to my self-image. No, I didn't sit in front of the TV all day with a packet of crisps – I made hundreds of attempts; on my own, with dieticians, diabetologists and personal trainers. I yoyoed between losing weight and gaining it. A lot of work and poor results led me to look for alternative solutions because I really wanted to regain my fitness and health. A team of fantastic specialists came to my aid.
I underwent gastric sleeve surgery at the end of June 2019. Never believe that bariatric surgeries are a shortcut – they aren't. In fact, they require iron discipline from the patient and cooperation with doctors, nutritionists and psychologists. The process of losing weight is not magic with a scalpel (as usually written on internet forums), it is learning to live from scratch – eating, movement, taking care of your body and working on yourself. It is a constant training against one's own weaknesses but is also a great joy of the progress one achieves.
Today, I weigh 43kg less. I have the homestretch ahead of me and am aware that my goal is even more within reach than before.
After 9 months, I no longer suffer from any of the comorbidities that were an additional indication for the resection procedure. My blood pressure, sugar, cholesterol and insulin levels are perfect. I no longer suffer from back or knee pain, and my hormonal disorders and PCOS have disappeared.
If someone asked me today whether I would make the decision to have the operation again, I would say yes without any hesitation!
In the whole process of obesity treatment, it is the path that counts – not the destination. With the support of the Baria3 Team, my destination gives me a sense of support and security...