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Gastric
Bypass Surgery: Risk Factors
Gastric
bypass surgery has many benefits to the obese person who wants to live a healthier life. Some of
these benefits include weight loss and possible elimination
of heart trouble, diabetes, and arthritis or back problems.
In addition, there is a very good change that the person will
be able to engage in activities, such as team sports, like
never before.
Not only that, but chances are that the patient may only experience
minor problems after surgery such as nausea, vomiting, bloating,
gas, diarrhea, or constipation. They may also lose their ability
to drink alcohol. These may be results a person could easily
live with considering the better quality of life they could
have.
However, they deserve fair warning that there
are more serious risks involved in this operation. The risks of the gastric
bypass operation are further complicated in an obese person
than an abdominal surgery in a patient who is not overweight.
These are complications due to preexisting conditions that
the patient has not told the doctor about, or they can be complications
that could develop unexpectedly. This is often the case, because
of the fact that the person has been overweight to begin with,
so complications could happen at any time.
Some
of the risks of a gastric bypass surgery include upper
respiratory problems and possible pneumonia, and other risks
consist of infection, bleeding, and inflammation of the intestines.
In addition to that, there can be abdominal blockage or leakage
around surgical connection site, or around stomach outlets.
Either that, or a patient could contract a stomach ulcer, or
the staple line in the stomach could break down.
Some of the earlier described stomach sewing complications
can be prevented if the patient receiving the surgery knows
that the surgeon is experienced enough to be performing the
surgery. However, sometimes even under the most ideal conditions,
existing stomach problems, including the loosening of the seams
of the staple line of the stomach ca become a problem.
Nutritional
deficiencies after gastric bypass surgery include
anemia, osteoporosis, or metabolic bone disease. These deficiencies,
however, can most likely be corrected if one follows the diet
that the doctor has ordered for a gastric bypass patient.
Another disease that could be contracted is gall
bladder disease,
or the patient could experience blood clotting which can result
in a heart attack or stroke. However, this risk is very low,
especially after the weight is lost. Remember, the more weight
the patient loses, the less likely that patient’s body is to
develop complications such as this.
Aside from other risks, there is a slight
chance of death in gastric bypass patients. The risk of death depends
upon
each individual's health problems and other existing risk factors.
The chance of death from this operation is from ½ percent
to 2 percent. Death in a patient of this procedure is highly
unlikely, but a possibility. In order to prevent death from
surgery, it is best for the surgeon and patient to be as thorough
as possible when discussing the overall medical condition of
that person prior to surgery.
In conclusion, one should note that there are risks involved
in gastric bypass surgery, but those risks are different for
each person. If the doctor says a person is less at risk, then
mostly that person will benefit from the gastric bypass with
little to no complications.
Also, a person should be aware that there are three different
types of operations involved in gastric bypass surgery. Knowing
this will help reassure that there are options available, which
would increase the overall success of the operation’s success.
One of the gastric bypass operations involves the Roux-en-Y
Procedure in which the surgeon staples across the top portion
of the stomach, creating a small stomach pouch. This new stomach
pouch is then connected to the small intestine. This will help
reduce the amount of food eaten, and reduce the absorption
of calories eaten. If the person has gallstones, the surgeon
can remove the gall bladder to prevent further formation of
these stones.
The second type of Gastric Bypass surgery is the Laparoscopic
surgery. In this type of surgery, the surgeon makes tiny incisions
through the abdomen in which the patient is operated on with
the use of a laparascope, which is a fiber optic tube which
has a small camera on it. This small camera allows the insides
of the person under the abdomen to be seen clearly during the
procedure. Then, as in the first procedure, the doctor sews
the stomach shut to create a pouch.
The third type of procedure used during gastric bypass surgery
involves the use of a silicone band to create a small pouch
using the top portion of the stomach. This helps reduce appetite
while not interrupting the normal digestion process.
A person can have one of these three operations done, usually
with little to no risk if properly prepared for surgery, and
properly treated during and after surgery. However, a patient
needs to always be aware of any and all risks associated with
the gastric bypass surgery.
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