Find a Weight Loss Surgeon
Phoenix, Arizona
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Location and Contact Details
Central Surgeons Ltd
525 N. 18th Street
Suite 301
Phoenix, Arizona 85006
Phone: 602-716-9200
Fax: 602-716-9400
Bariatric Surgeons
F. Darwin Zahn, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Alexander Villares, M.D.
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Types of Weight Loss Surgery Performed
1. Laparoscopic Divided Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
2. Open Divided Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
3. Duodenal Switch
4. Revision of previous bariatric procedures
5. Adjustable Lap-Band
Gastric Bypass Roux-en-Y
In recent years, better clinical understanding of procedures combining
restrictive and malabsorptive approaches has increased the choices of
effective weight loss surgery for thousands of patients. By adding malabsorption,
food is delayed in mixing with bile and pancreatic juices that aid in
the absorption of nutrients. The result is an early sense of fullness,
combined with a sense of satisfaction that reduces the desire to eat.
Duodenal Switch
This procedure is a variation of BPD in which stomach removal is restricted
to the outer margin, leaving a sleeve of stomach with the pylorus and
the beginning of the duodenum at its end. The duodenum, the first portion
of the small intestine, is divided so that pancreatic and bile drainage
is bypassed. The near end of the "alimentary limb" is then attached
to the beginning of the duodenum, while the "common limb" is
created in the same way as described above.
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