Fobi Pouch Gastric Bypass Center in California
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| If you are obese and want to find a board certified gastric bypass surgeon located in California, use the contact details in the center panel. There are two types of bariatric stomach surgery - banding like Lap Band, and bypass like roux-en-y, or Fobi Pouch. We wish you luck in your search for a clinic in the California area. |
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Types of Weight Loss Surgery Performed Fobi Pouch Gastric Bypass The "Fobi-Pouch Operation for Obesity" has an operative mortality of < 1% and significant morbidity of < 10%. It is 95% effective with greater than 40% excess weight loss that is maintained for more than five years of follow up. Long term related complications include Fat-soluble vitamin deficiencies, Calcium, Iron, B12, and Folic Acid deficiencies with the resultant osteoporosis and anemia. All of these can either be prevented or corrected. There may be problems with vomiting, dumping, hypoglycemia, dizziness, loose stools, nausea, and certain food intolerance. The Fobi Pouch Gastric Bypass consists of a less than 30 cc pouch of the proximal stomach on the lesser curvature, a silastic ring around the stomach that functions as a stoma. The band is 5.5 - 6.5 cm long. A gastroenterostomy to a Roux-y limb of the jejunum completes the operation. A gastrostomy tube is placed to decompress the bypassed stomach postoperatively. The gastrostomy site has a silastic ring marker to facilitate percutaneous access for radiological and other evaluations of the bypassed stomach if the need arises.
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