Mini Gastric Bypass?

[Snowcrystal]

I have been reading some interesting stuff on the Mini Gastric Bypass...

I'm still looking.......But do any of you guys know anything about it?...Is there a difference in weight loss?...

If there no difference why aren't surgeons doing more of these if it's less invasive and the recovering time is better?...

Just wondering!...

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[shelbell]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the mini gastric bypass is another name for the duodenal switch right?

 

[zns]

sorry ignore me I had seen it used for the sleeve but a google says its a loop bypass

 

[Snowcrystal]

Hi shell

I don't know...I'm just looking now...But I don't know anything about a duodenal switch either.

What do you know about it?...Would you have considered it?

Would you have done so well as you have done with MGP/Duodenal Switch?

Thanks

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[zns]

The website I was just looking at says its not been proven yet as its a new procedure so its widely offered.

 

[Snowcrystal]

Am I reading this right???...Weight loss is marginally better with Mini Gastric Bypass?

Found on: Annuls of Surgery

Objectives:
This prospective, randomized trial compared the safety and effectiveness of laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGBP) and laparoscopic mini-gastric bypass (LMGBP) in the treatment of morbid obesity.
Summary Background Data:
LRYGBP has been the gold standard for the treatment of morbid obesity. While LMGBP has been reported to be a simple and effective treatment, data from a randomized trial are lacking.
Methods:
Eighty patients who met the NIH criteria were recruited and randomized to receive either LRYGBP (n = 40) or LMGBP (n = 40). The minimum postoperative follow-up was 2 years (mean, 31.3 months). Perioperative data were assessed. Late complication, excess weight loss, BMI, quality of life, and comorbidities were determined. Changes in quality of life were assessed using the Gastro-Intestinal Quality of Life Index (GIQLI).
Results:
There was one conversion (2.5%) in the LRYGBP group. Operation time was shorter in LMGBP group (205 versus 148, P < 0.05). There was no mortality in each group. The operative morbidity rate was higher in the LRYGBP group (20% versus 7.5%, P < 0.05). The late complications rate was the same in the 2 groups (7.5%) with no reoperation. The percentage of excess weight loss was 58.7% and 60.0% at 1 and 2 years, respectively, in the LPYGBP group, and 64.9% and 64.4% in the LMGBP group. The residual excess weight <50% at 2 years postoperatively was achieved in 75% of patients in the LRYGBP group and 95% in the LMGBP group (P < 0.05). A significant improvement of obesity-related clinical parameters and complete resolution of metabolic syndrome in both groups were noted. Both gastrointestinal quality of life increased significantly without any significant difference between the groups.
Conclusion:
Both LRYGBP and LMGBP are effective for morbid obesity with similar results for resolution of metabolic syndrome and improvement of quality of life. LMGBP is a simpler and safer procedure that has no disadvantage compared with LRYGBP at 2 years of follow-up.

 

[zns]

Thats a small trial but their results were showing slightly better weightloss for the mgp

 

[Snowcrystal]

Thats a small trial but their results were showing slightly better weightloss for the mgp

Hi ZNS

Yes that was a small trial and I can't validate it's accuracy either.

I'm still looking...I would definitely be interested in this if it were available and if the results were at least as good as a full gastric bypass.

Let me know what you find too.

Thank you

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[Postop]

Boy, as far as I know the mini-gastric bypass is not the same as the duodenal switch at all. It's a 30 min. scaled down version of the regular gastic bypass. Nothing like the duodenal switch I had.

 

[margaretmc]

The Mini-Gastric Bypass

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[margaretmc]

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[Snowcrystal]

Hi Everybody
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Thank you Margaret

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[Snowcrystal]

Boy, as far as I know the mini-gastric bypass is not the same as the duodenal switch at all. It's a 30 min. scaled down version of the regular gastic bypass. Nothing like the duodenal switch I had.

Hi there Postop

Thank you

I thought it might be different...

How does the duodenal switch compare with a regular bypass?

I notice you have done very very well...How do you feel?

And I have to ask you....How is wonderful Manhattan?
That's one of the first places I am going back to when I have lost this weight...A special place for me, I got married there.

Well done once again on your loss.

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[Postop]

Hi there Postop

Thank you

I thought it might be different...

How does the duodenal switch compare with a regular bypass?

I notice you have done very very well...How do you feel?

And I have to ask you....How is wonderful Manhattan?
That's one of the first places I am going back to when I have lost this weight...A special place for me, I got married there.

Well done once again on your loss.

~hugs~

Hey, thanks.

While I really like Manhattan, it does become like any place you live in. You don't appreciate it after awhile. It's prob. my favorite city in the US with San Francisco coming in second. Of course, though, I love going to London & Paris. I can't wait to come back.

The DS is very different than the RNY (bypass). While we're all WLS cousins under the skin, the RNY has a pouch and much less malabsorption. The DS has 75% of the stomach removed and the intestine reconfigured so there's a lot of malabsorption. You also need to take a lot more vits/minerals everyday and be very vigilant about it or there can be serious consequences. We're all pretty anal . I can't give the best descriptions of it, though. Duodenalswitch.com and dsfacts.com really are good sites & explain it a lot better than I could.