Mini Gastric Bypass

Laparoscopic mini gastric bypass is a slight variation of gastric bypass surgery. A bigger and longer pouch of stomach is created in which small intestinal loop is joined. This procedure mainly works on principle of malabsorption and one loses upto 80% of their extra weight. Various nutritional supplements of proteins, calcium, iron and multivitamins are required for lifelong.

Advantages

Patient can eat more amount of food as compare to other procedures and still loses desire amount of weight.

Disadvantages

More nutritional deficiencies as compare to other procedures.

Patient can have foul smelling diarrhoea upto 5-6 times a day