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Alex Gandsas, M.D., M.B.A., head of the Division of Bariatric & Minimally Invasive Surgery at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, successfully completed a weight loss operation known as ?gastric sleeve? using a single keyhole incision.
?It is a very complicated procedure. Usually this type of surgery takes four to six incisions,? Gandsas said.
The gastric sleeve is a relatively new approach in bariatric surgery. It involves the removal of up to 85 percent of the stomach. Although the stomach is smaller, its function remains the same. The surgery, which Gandsas performed this month, is believed to be the first successful single-incision laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (SILS) performed in Maryland.
?The less incisions, the better it is for the patients,? Gandsas said.
The patient, a 26-year-old female who weighed 275 pounds, agreed to the surgery because one incision means less scarring, less pain and a faster recovery.
?I had tried dieting but it just wasn?t happening,? she said.
The Howard County, Maryland, resident knows the surgery is a step in the right direction but it is not a quick fix.
?I still will diet and exercise and focus on good nutrition,? she said.
With the combination of the surgery and lifestyle changes, she is looking forward to a smaller and healthier body.
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Sinai Hospital of Baltimore physician performs rare single-incision surgery for weight loss
Alex Gandsas, M.D., M.B.A., head of the Division of Bariatric & Minimally Invasive Surgery at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, successfully completed a weight loss operation known as ?gastric sleeve? using a single keyhole incision.
?It is a very complicated procedure. Usually this type of surgery takes four to six incisions,? Gandsas said.
The gastric sleeve is a relatively new approach in bariatric surgery. It involves the removal of up to 85 percent of the stomach. Although the stomach is smaller, its function remains the same. The surgery, which Gandsas performed this month, is believed to be the first successful single-incision laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (SILS) performed in Maryland.
?The less incisions, the better it is for the patients,? Gandsas said.
The patient, a 26-year-old female who weighed 275 pounds, agreed to the surgery because one incision means less scarring, less pain and a faster recovery.
?I had tried dieting but it just wasn?t happening,? she said.
The Howard County, Maryland, resident knows the surgery is a step in the right direction but it is not a quick fix.
?I still will diet and exercise and focus on good nutrition,? she said.
With the combination of the surgery and lifestyle changes, she is looking forward to a smaller and healthier body.
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While its patients are slimming down, the Bariatrics Program at LifeBridge Health is expanding, with services at Northwest and Sinai hospitals. Kuldeep Singh, M.D., joined the Division of General Surgery at Northwest Hospital as the division head of Minimally...
- Tweeted Surgery A Success
Today's gastric sleeve surgery, which LifeBridge Health tweeted live, was a success. The patient, a morbidly obese man weighing 362 pounds, is expected to fully recover. His ideal weight is 159 pounds. Gastric sleeve is not gastric bypass. In the...
- Follow Our Gastric Sleeve Surgery On Twitter
Do you have questions about what surgical weight loss looks like? Now is your chance to follow it live on Monday, August 17 at 9:30 a.m. Dr. Alex Gandsas, Division Head, Bariatric and Minimally Invasive Surgery at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, will perform...
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I've previously posted about the health advantages of bariatric surgery. The gastric sleeve is a relatively new approach. It involves re-shaping the stomach into a narrow tube, or sleeve. Unlike the gastric bypass or the band, the sleeve does not...
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At Northwest Hospital in Randallstown, new advances in surgery now allow our doctors to perform what?s called ?minimally invasive,? or laparoscopic, surgery. That means hysterectomies with fewer complications for common gynecological conditions such...