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What is Biliopancreatic Diversion Surgery?
Biliopancreatic diversion surgery is where a part of the stomach is actually removed and an intestinal bypass procedure is performed. There are two different surgical methods, which both result in the reduction of the stomach capacity and bypass of around 90% of the small intestine. The reduction in the stomach capacity reduces the patient’s ability to over eat and the bypass surgery results in additional weight loss from any foodstuffs consumed, as it causes further malabsorbtion of consumed nutrients and calories. The two different surgical methods are known as: –
- A Biliopancreatic Diversion
- A Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch.
The most suitable candidates For Biliopancreatic Diversion Surgery:
Candidates who are guided towards this type of procedure are typically those with the greatest of weight loss challenges in that they are morbidly obese, but do not trust themselves with the task of eating significantly smaller quantities for the rest of their life. However, this surgery would only be suitable for a patient who was completely committed to taking nutritional supplements and to eating additional protein in their diet on a daily basis as this is required to combat the malabsorbtion caused by the bypass of the small intestine.
Procedure of Biliopancreatic Diversion Surgery:
A biliopancreatic diversion changes the normal process of digestion by making the stomach smaller and allowing food to bypass part of the small intestine so that the body absorbs fewer calories. Patient will feel full more quickly than when stomach was its original size, which reduces the amount of food patient eats and thus the calories consumed. Bypassing part of the intestine also means that patient will absorb fewer calories. This leads to weight loss.
There are two biliopancreatic diversion surgeries: a biliopancreatic diversion and a biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch.
· In a biliopancreatic diversion, a portion of the stomach is removed. The remaining portion of the stomach is connected to the lower portion of the small intestine.
· In a biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch, a smaller portion of the stomach is removed, but the remaining stomach remains attached to the duodenum (the upper part of the small intestine). The duodenum is connected to the lower part of the small intestine.
Benefits of Biliopancreatic Diversion Surgery:
The advantages of biliopancreatic diversion are as follows:
- Up to 96% of patients see cure or improvement of their diabetes.
- Up to 90% of patients see cure or improvement of their high blood pressure.
- Up to 80% of patients see a cure or improvement of their sleep apnea.
- Patients see a lessening in their pain related to osteoarthritis.
- Patients see a lessening in their gastric reflux symptoms.
- Some patients see an improvement in fertility.
- Statistics prove that patients who have this type of surgery experience dramatic weight loss and can maintain an average of 75% to 80% of excess weight loss of the amount they are over their ideal weight ten years after surgery.
- Patients who have this type of surgery experience greater and more sustainable weight loss than with diet, exercise and medication.
- Patients are less likely to gain the weight they’ve lost than with any other weight loss procedures.
- Adjustable and partially reversible, but only by further surgery.
- A very good option for revision if other techniques have failed.
What to expect after Biliopancreatic Diversion Surgery:
Surgery for obesity usually involves a 4 to 6 days of hospital stay (2 to 3 days for a laparoscopic approach). Most people can return to their normal activities within 3 to 5 weeks.
Why go to India for Biliopancreatic Diversion Surgery?
Biliopancreatic diversion surgery is in high demand as in the US as 30% of its population is estimated to be overweight. Biliopancreatic Diversion Surgery in India brings patients from US and Europe to the country. The demand for cheap and efficient healthcare is drawing medical tourists from western countries to India for their surgeries. Desperate Americans, Canadians and British tourists lead the way for the growing medical tourism industry in India. Surgical procedures in India are charged at a mere fraction of the price for the same surgeries in the USA, making it much easier for uninsured families to manage expensive medical bills. . In fact, Indian doctors are considered to be among the best in the world and their high level of surgical expertise evolves from many years of training – after studying in India many doctors train and work in the UK and USA. The Healthcare Facilities in India are the most cost-effective in the world with private hospitals offering treatment at a fraction of the price of those in the USA, UK and Cananda.
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