Post gastrectomy anchoring procedure
OwnerThomas Umbachinventor
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Abstract
A post gastrectomy anchoring procedure comprises anchoring a sleeve created by a gastrectomy to tissue structure that can better immobilize the sleeve to reduce complications relating to mobility of the sleeve. Namely, the anchoring procedure secures one or more portions of the sleeve to retroperitoneal fat of a patient. One or more bindings attach the sleeve to the retroperitoneal fat. The bindings can be installed to hold the sleeve in a bent or other shape, such as to mimic the natural shape of the patient's stomach and maintain an opening in the angularis of the sleeve.
Claims20
A method for a gastrectomy comprising:
- dividing a stomach to form a sleeve;
- accessing one or more portions of retroperitoneal fat;
- and
- anchoring one or more portions of the sleeve to the one or more portions of the retroperitoneal fat with one or more bindings.
A method for post gastrectomy anchoring of a sleeve created during a gastrectomy comprising:
- accessing one or more portions of retroperitoneal fat;
- positioning one or more portions of the retroperitoneal fat adjacent the sleeve;
- and
- anchoring the one or more portions of the retroperitoneal fat to one or more portions of the sleeve with one or more bindings;
- wherein the retroperitoneal fat is accessed through one or more portions of mesenteric fat.
A method for reducing post gastrectomy complications comprising:
- positioning one or more portions of a sleeve created during a gastrectomy relative to retroperitoneal fat;
- and
- anchoring the one or more portions of the sleeve to the retroperitoneal fat with one or more bindings;
- wherein the one or more bindings extend through one or more portions of mesenteric fat when anchoring the one or more portions of the sleeve to the retroperitoneal fat.
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