Locate a Gastric Bypass
Surgeon
Lansing, Illinois
|
|
Location and Contact Details
CORI Center
18127 William Street
Lansing, Illinois 60438
708-895-8298
708-895-8930 (Fax)
Bariatric Surgeons
Michael P. Schuuhknecht, D.O.
Michael S. Romberg, M.D.
Carl W. Johnson, II, M.D.
Erik B. Swenson, M.D.
|
Types of Weight Loss Surgery Performed
1. Open Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
2. Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
3. Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band (LAP-BAND)
Open Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
The Open Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass surgery that MSO physicians perform
is called the Sapala-Wood Micropouch® gastric bypass procedure, the
result of 17 years of research, surgical innovations and refinement by
CORI surgeons. In the procedure, the stomach is transected and separated
from the pouch. Nothing is removed. A pouch the size of a grape is created,
which virtually eliminates the complications of pouch enlargement, pouch
ulceration, and staple line breakdown.
The Sapala-Wood Micropouch® procedure dramatically reduces food and
calorie intake, and reduces the amount of food absorbed by the small intestine.
Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
Minimally invasive surgery, also known as laparoscopic surgery, has been
successfully adapted for gastric bypass surgery. Laparoscopic surgery
uses a small camera in a tube known as a laparoscope, along with other
small diameter tubes through which surgical tools are passed and used
to perform the surgery. The laparoscopic camera allows the surgeon to
see inside the abdomen via a television monitor as s/he performs the procedure.
In laparoscopic roux-en-y gastric bypass surgery, a small incision is
made above the navel, and a special needle is inserted through which carbon
dioxide is pumped to distend the abdomen. Then, other small-diameter surgical
tools are inserted through other small incisions to allow the surgeon
to perform the procedure. Laparoscopic gastric bypass requires only 5
to 6 incisions less than one inch long in the abdomen. Laparoscopic gastric
bypass patients enjoy smaller scars and slightly lower rates of post-op
complications. Patients typically have less post-op pain, require less
pain medication, and may recover somewhat faster than those patients who
have undergone open gastric bypass surgery. Weight loss and reduction
in co-morbidities resulting from laparoscopic gastric bypass are comparable
to rates resulting from open roux-en-y gastric bypass.
Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band (LAP-BAND)
Using the same laparoscopic tools and techniques as laparoscopic gastric
bypass, another surgical weight loss procedure in increasing use is the
laparoscopic adjustable gastric band, or LAP-BAND®. The LAP-BAND®
system is an adjustable silicone elastomer band placed around the upper
portion of the stomach, creating a small pouch. This procedure is strictly
a restrictive procedure. Since the band is adjustable it allows the surgeon
to make the pouch smaller or larger as needed. Unlike either open or laparoscopic
roux-en-y gastric bypass procedures, the LAP-BAND® procedure is reversible.
|
