Gastric sleeve € 6250

During Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy the bariatric surgeon removes approximately 60 to 80% of the stomach along the greater curvature, leaving only a small tube ("sleeve") for the new stomach pouch that extends from the natural stomach opening to the natural stomach outlet (pyloric valve). The procedure helps to limit eating by reducing the overall size of the stomach and control hunger by removing the part of the stomach that produces the hunger-stimulating hormone Ghrelin.

The cutout part of the stomach is removed from the body and not left in place as with gastric bypass surgery. Therefore, the stomach reduction is permanent and the gastric sleeve procedure is not reversible. Overall, it is a less complicated operation than either gastric bypass or duodenal switch surgery, since the pyloric valve and small intestines are left intact. Also, the gastric sleeve does not involve implanting a medical device into the body in order to restrict eating as with adjustable gastric banding surgery.