Sleeve gastrectomy or tube stomach surgery

What is obesity? Why should it be treated?

Obesity is a growing health problem worldwide.

The World Health Organization defines it as “the accumulation of fat at a level that affects the health of the body in a bad way”, indicating that the consumed energies are so great that the energy balance in the body deteriorates and the bodyweight increases in volume, which causes deterioration of health.

Obesity is when the percentage of body fat exceeds 30% in adult women and 25% in adult men. Obesity is not just a problem in itself

Rather, it is one of the most important causes of various dangerous diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, kidney disease, respiratory disease, joints, and sudden paralysis.

Obesity is a chronic disease that negatively affects lifestyle and results in death

What is the percentage of obesity?

According to WHO data, about 3.2 billion people are overweight and 700 million obese people in the world.

Overweight and obesity are responsible for 80% of diabetes, 35% of heart disease, and 55% of high blood pressure in adults in Europe and cause more than 1 billion deaths each year.

At present, it is known that at least 150 million adults in Europe are obese

How is obesity treated?

Obesity is a disease that affects many organs in the body.

Therefore, it is essential to plan and implement treatment with a multidisciplinary approach that works in harmony with more than one branch.

The following methods are used in the treatment of obesity:

Diet food

Medicines treatment

Endoscopic treatment

Stomach balloon

Laparoscopic obesity surgery (gastric sleeve surgery)

For whom can obesity operations be performed?

Closed obesity surgery is an effective treatment method that has been widely used in the world and our country in recent years.

According to international standards; it is recommended that obesity operations be performed in all *40 or obesity cases if the BMI is above* 35,32 associated with disease in cases where the body mass is diabetes (diabetes); high blood pressure, diseases Cardiovascular, sleep apnea, or joint disorders

What is the common sleeve gastrectomy or tube stomach surgery?

Gastric tube surgery or what is known as sleeve gastrectomy is a surgical procedure with very low complications and side effects.

In this surgery, the large size of the stomach is cut and the stomach is created in the form of a tube with a volume of 60 120 ml (the amount of a cup of tea).

This process takes an average of an hour and a half, and since the largest side of the stomach is cut, the larger side of the stomach is removed.

Which secretes the hungry hormone and the stomach size is reduced, thus appetite is reduced, satiety and weight loss become easier.

What are the advantages of sleeve gastrectomy?

-Patients permanently lose about 40% of their weight within a year Significant improvements are also observed in the other diseases that our patients complain of due to obesity.

-Although the size of the stomach is reduced, its functions do not deteriorate.

-Everything can be eaten and satiated in a small amount.

-The portion of the stomach secreting the hormone hungry is removed.

-Lowering the hungry hormone is the most important factor in prolonged feelings of satiety and in protecting lost weight.

-Since the muscles at the gastric outlet are protected and working actively, it does not cause nausea, vomiting, palpitations, or fainting.

-The possibility of ulcers is almost zero It does not interfere with the small intestine, so it does not cause impaired absorption function Intestinal obstruction, intestinal wounds, anemia, vitamin and mineral deficiency, osteoporosis, malnutrition, or diarrhea do not appear after gastric tube operation.

-Gastric tube surgery is the first choice for people who fear surgery that involves cutting a portion of the small intestine, causing the absorption function to deteriorate.