TURKESTAN DOCTORS PERFORMED AN OPERATION TO REDUCE THE VOLUME OF THE STOMACH

A patient with a reduced stomach loses up to 15-80 kg of weight. However, the doctors explained that this operation is an extreme measure. It makes sense to go under the knife only when other tricks are over. According to Zhenis Sergazin, a surgeon of the highest category of the Turkestan Regional Clinical Hospital, there are several types of weight loss operations. Surgery to reduce the stomach, that is, laparoscopic bariatry, is performed depending on the age of the patient, his body. Accordingly, the results are also different. In recent years, the number of obese citizens has been growing.

"An obese patient is not immediately sent for surgery. These should be strict indications for treatment. As a rule, first you need to do a diet and exercise. Sometimes psychocorrection is used. If all this does not help, then you can resort to surgery. Usually, the operation is performed in patients with a body mass index of more than 35. This indicator can be calculated using the formula, " says the surgeon.

Turkestan doctors operated on a patient weighing 135 kg. In addition to obesity, the 47-year-old citizen suffered from arterial hypertension. There are many additional complaints. According to doctors, within ten days after the operation, the patient loses 10 kilograms and feels much better.

According to the press service of the Public Health Department of the Turkestan region, 48 such operations have been performed in the regional clinical hospital since 2017.

Press service of the akim of Turkestan region