METHOD FOR SURGICAL TREATMENT OF MORBID OBESITY Russian patent published in 2003 - IPC

FIELD: medicine, abdominal surgery. SUBSTANCE: stomach should be sutured in vertical direction by developing "minor" ventricle and interventricular anastomosis. The latter should be covered with polypropylene tape along its perimeter. Moreover, stomach should be sutured and crossed between two rows of double-row fastening suture. These rows are applied from the left against cardia parallel to minor curvature at the distance of 60 mm. Lines of fastening suture are peritonized by suturing up gastric fundus to anterior wall of "minor" ventricle by developing incomplete fundoplication cuff. The method in question enables to prevent complications of vertical gastroplasty. EFFECT: higher efficiency of surgical therapy. 3 dwg, 1 ex