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Gastrectomy Procedure
What to Expect: Gastrectomy
As experts in minimally invasive surgery, we use the latest techniques. Most gastroparesis patients receive laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.
If this procedure is right for you, we will:
- Give you general anesthesia, meaning you are asleep and not able to feel any sensation during your procedure
- Make small incisions above your belly button
- Fill your abdomen with carbon dioxide gas, making it easier for us to move surgical instruments around and giving us a clear view of the surgical area
- Place thin tubes in your incisions to access your intestines
- Use a video camera and specialized instruments attached to the tubes to carry out your procedure
- Determine the appropriate size for your new stomach
- Remove a significant amount of your stomach (up to 75 percent)
- Pull up the remaining portion and stitch it together, creating a small, narrow stomach that resembles a sleeve
- Test for leaks along the seams of your new stomach before completing your procedure.
After your procedure:
- You will most likely stay in the hospital overnight. You can resume normal daily activities in about two weeks.
- When you eat after having this surgery, your new stomach fills quickly. You will feel full after eating a very small amount of food.
- Experts from Nutrition Services will help you learn how to change your eating habits to accommodate your smaller stomach by:
- Eating smaller meals throughout the day
- Making sure you eat protein with every meal
- Avoiding high fiber foods
- Eating foods rich in calcium, iron, and vitamins C and D
- Consuming small amounts of liquid with meals
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Neurogastroenterology and Motility Disorders Program
Stanford gastroenterologists offer world-class care for patients with rare motility disorders involving the nervous system and digestive tract.Stanford Medicine Outpatient Center
420 Broadway Street, Pavilion D, 2nd FloorRedwood City, CA 94063
Phone: 650-736-5555