Sleeve Gastrectomy with Hernia Repair
This video demonstrates laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy together with hernia repair inpatient of morbid obesity. In morbidly obese patients with any hernia with or without GERD undergoing LSG, repair of the hernia helps in amelioration of morbidity due to hernia and prevents any new onset improving quality of life. Obesity is associated with multiple comorbidities including diabetes mellitus, hypertension, obstructive sleep apnoea and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Thus, the presence of any ventral hernia should not be considered as a contraindication for laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy surgery and both the procedure can effectively be performed together.
2 COMMENTS
Dr. Bhavesh Patel
#1
Mar 15th, 2021 12:54 pm
Thank you so much for explaining Sleeve Gastrectomy with Hernia Repair. You are always providing more information about Laparoscopy surgery.. This video is most helpful for me.
Dr. Kanisk Singh
#2
Nov 5th, 2023 9:21 am
This video demonstrates laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy and hernia repair in morbidly obese patients. The combination of these procedures helps ameliorate hernia-related morbidity and improves quality of life without contraindications.
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