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Diagnostics, Methodologies and Instrumentation
by ruth on July 23, 2007

StomaphyX™ has been performed on July 18 on five patients who underwent laparoscopic gastric bypass in 2003 and had been gaining back some weight because of gradual expansion of their gastric pouches.
Shawn Garber, MD (Chief of Bariatric Surgery at Mercy) is one of the first five surgeons in the United States to learn the StomaphyX™ procedure for endoluminal gastric pouch reduction in patients with previous gastric bypass surgery.
According to Dr. Garber, head of the New York Bariatric Group:
"This is an important new option for the 15 to 20 percent of patients who gain weight a few years after undergoing bariatric surgery. Because it involves neither abdominal nor internal incisions, this technique is the least invasive, has the lowest risk, and allows patients to recover more quickly and return to their normal activities.
This dramatic advance is the future of bariatric surgery.
The endoluminal technique introduces the instrument that reduces the size of the stomach through the mouth, reducing the risk of infection from surgical incisions, preserving future treatment options, nearly eliminating pain for the patient, and requiring less recovery time than open or even minimally-invasive laparoscopic procedures."
Learn more about this new technique at Mercy Medical Center's free monthly seminars on weight-loss surgery - offering participants the opportunity to speak with bariatric surgeons and hear first-hand their experiences from patients who have undergone the procedure.
Call 516-62MERCY (516-626-3729) for registration and more information.
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Response from:
Kris Helms
(08/04/07 6:25pm)
I am interested if there are any gastrointerologists in the Maryland and Delaware area who are doing this procedure
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linda
(09/15/07 3:29am)
I have had the gastric lapband put in and the pouch above the band is stretched a little and i was wondering if this "STOMAPHYX" would help reduce that some. I am also interested in finding out exactly how the operation is done.
Response from:
Karen
(10/17/07 1:13pm)
I am interested if there are any gastrointerologists in the California area who are doing this procedure?
Response from:
Michelle Cole
(01/04/08 10:48am)
I had gastric bypass (RNY) surgery in July 2003. I weighed 325 lbs,lost 135 lbs within the 1st 2 years and within the last 2 years I have gained 100lbs. Am I a candidate for this procedure? I live in northern VA
Response from:
don christensen
(01/25/08 2:05pm)
hi is anyone doing this in the seattle area? also, what would prevent the same increase in the pouch with this procedure? why wouldn't an enlarged pouch still occur over time?
Response from:
Sanchia Davis
(03/16/08 8:54pm)
I have never had bypass surgery but I am interested in stomaphyx procedure?
Response from:
Karen
(04/06/08 5:49pm)
I had RNY 2004 and have gained all the weight back. I am where I was before I had the RNY. I am wanting to have the stomaphyX done. I live in Indiana, do you know of someone? Is there still a Dr. Rosen doing this?
Response from:
emanuele favuzza
(07/06/08 1:48pm)
i had gastric bypass four years ago but i regain 60lbs. i interested in this second chance of stomaphyx.
Response from:
emanuele favuzza
(07/06/08 1:50pm)
i had gastris bypass over 4 years ago. i lost over 170 ilbs, but i regain 70 lbs back. i am interested in Stomaphy, as second chance
Response from:
Penny
(12/31/08 4:41pm)
If you go to EndoGastric Solutions web site, there is a physician locator where you can find out if there are physicians preforming the StomaphyX procedure in your area code.
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