What is Gastrectomy?

During a gastrectomy, we remove a portion of your stomach, making it easier for you to move food from your stomach to your gastrointestinal tract (gastric emptying). Traditionally known as a weight loss therapy for morbidly obese patients, gastrectomy is an option when other treatments fail to relieve your symptoms.

Gastrectomy is major surgery and carries certain risks. However, as a fully accredited American College of Surgeons Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence®, we adhere to the highest quality and safety standards in everything we do. Even more, studies conducted by Stanford researchers show that minimally invasive techniques, such as laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, are as safe as or safer than other weight loss procedures, including laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery.

Learn more about our Bariatric Surgery & Medical Weight Loss program.

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Learn more about our doctors or call us at 650-736-5555 to make an appointment. We currently have a six-month wait for new patients. If you would like to receive care faster, your doctor may contact us directly to request a procedure.

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