Gastric Restrictive Surgery Gastric Restrictive Surgery
(Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding, Vertical Sleeve
Gastrectomy, Vertical Banded Gastroplasty) What is gastric
stapling (restrictive) surgery? Gastric restrictive surgery is a
type of bariatric surgery (weight loss surgery) procedure
performed to limit the amount of food a person can eat.
Bariatric surgery is the only option today that effectively
treats morbid obesity in people for whom more conservative
measures, such as diet, exercise, and medication have failed. In
these gastric restrictive procedures, the digestive process
remains intact and none of the GI tract is bypassed. These
operations are of two types. One is designed to separate the
stomach into two parts, one of which is a very small pouch that
can hold only about one ounce. The second type removes about 80%
of the stomach, such that the remaining stomach is much smaller.
Because the size of the stomach is reduced so dramatically,
these procedures are referred to as restrictive proced