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Wed, 01/29/2014 - 20:17
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HMC Performs Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgical Procedures

Doha, January 29 (QNA) - Surgeons at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) have successfully performed two laparoscopic gastric bypass adjustment surgical procedures, the institution said in a press release. The highly specialized procedure is recommended for obese patients who have continued to gain weight despite previously undergoing sleeve gastrectomy or gastric bypass procedures. A surgical team of Dr. Helmut Bailey, an American visiting consultant in bariatric surgery; Dr. Mohammad Al-Kuwari, bariatric and metabolic surgery specialist; and Dr. Moutaz Basha, bariatric surgery consultant from Hamad General Hospital (HGH), performed the operations. "Extremely obese patients undergo sleeve gastrectomy or gastric bypass procedures to achieve weight loss, but as time passes by these patients resume gaining weight and repeating the same procedures would be difficult due to accumulation of fat in the abdominal area or to other reasons that impede open or invasive surgery. We, at HMC, are applying the latest surgical techniques in reducing the size of the gastric bypass to help the patients minimize their food intake thus serving the weight loss purpose. This procedure can be performed laparoscopically," said Dr. Al-Kuwari. The same procedure is performed in a few hospitals in Europe and the United States, and the one recently performed at HMC was the first of its kind in the Middle East, he added. "The outcome of the gastric bypass adjustment procedure depends heavily on the patient's strict adherence to prescribed diets that would prevent the bypass orifice from dilation or enlargement. Ten to fifteen per cent of patients who undergo sleeve gastrectomy or gastric bypass procedures regain weight after some time, and with this type of bariatric surgical procedure these patients have a good chance for a complication-free solution. "Bariatric surgery takes one hour and is performed under general anesthesia. The patient is usually put on a liquid diet 12 hours after the procedure and may be discharged 48 hours later. For postoperative follow-up, the patient is seen on a quarterly basis for the first year and biannually thereafter. More patients are scheduled for gastric bypass adjustment procedure within the next two months at HGH," Al-Kuwari added. (QNA)

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