Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass - Weight Loss Surgery
Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Surgery
Advances in surgical management of obesity, showing that laparoscopic
gastric bypass surgery offers benefits over traditional gastric surgery
including decreased mortality risks and length of recovery time were presented
at the annual 1999 meeting of the North American Association for the Study
of Obesity (NAASO). Researchers believe that the laparoscopic approach
is poised to transform obesity surgery in much the same way it has other
forms of surgery such as gall bladder removal.
Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Surgery
Study
Results of 500 severely obese patients who underwent laparoscopic gastric
bypass surgery were reviewed. The average weight loss for these patients
was 80 percent of excess body weight at one year after surgery and this
loss was maintained for up to 5 years of follow-up. In addition, improvement
in obesity-related diseases occurred in the majority of patients. There
were 1,752 serious obesity-associated health problems in these 500 patients
before surgery. In one year following surgery, 96 percent of these conditions
were relieved. Moreover, remission of type 2 diabetes occurred in 98 percent
of afflicted patients, and of hypertension in 92 percent. There were no
surgically-related deaths.
Obesity surgery is often the most effective
treatment for patients with severe obesity, according to the associate
director of the Division of Nutrition at Harvard Medical School. However,
the decision to use weight loss surgery involves assessing the risk-benefit
ratio in each case and the procedure should only be performed by experienced
surgeons at reputable centers.
Source: 1999 Press Release: North American
Association For The Study Of Obesity
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