Reparto di Chirurgia Generale

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Gastric Banding(GB) forms part of the so-called “restrictive” operations and consists of the positioning of a “band” around the upper part of the stomach attached so as to create the shape of an “egg-timer”, with the upper part very small.
The …

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Vertical Banded Gastroplasty (VBG) forms part of the so-called “restrictive” interventions and consists in the reduction of the volume of the gastric sack and in the wrapping of a narrow passage between the first and the remaining part of the …

Gastric ByPass(GBP) consists of the reduction of the volume of the gastric pouch (the remaining portion of the stomach is excluded by a stitch) linked with a deviation of the flow of foods towards the first tract of the intestine.
It …

The BilioPancreatic Diversion (BPD) forms part of the so-called “malabsorbitive” operations and consists of the reduction of the stomach’s volume and of the packing of an internal intestinal derivation.
A malabsorbment is thereby provoked of some principal nutrients, especially fats.
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The “Duodenal Switch” (DS) is a variation of the biliopancreatic diversion (diversione biliopancreatica ), and forms part of the so-called “malabsorbitives”, consisting of a partial reduction of stomach volume and in the covering of an internal intestinal derivation.
It can also …