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Title
Endoscopic Gastric Bypass
Case Number
1182
Abstract
Name of the inventor: Marc Bessler MD
A method and device for treating obesity are disclosed. The device has a covered stent having a one-way valve positioned to extend from a patient's gastro-esophageal junction to the patient's duodenum.
The device is endoscopically positioned in a patient's digestive tract to separate the ingested food from gastric fluids. The device also separates ingested food in the duodenum from digestive enzymes. Optionally, the stent is inserted into a patient's gastrointestinal tract to bypass the stomach.
Gastric bypass include postoperative complications and side effects, hence a need for less traumatic surgical or non-surgical techniques to treat obesity is addressed.
Taxonomy
Gastrointestinal
Medical & Surgical Devices
Surgery
Therapeutic/Healthcare
Other/Therapeutic
Keywords
stent, obesity, gastric bypass, endoscopy, gastric fluid, digestive enzyme, pre02 licORpatMinusNYSPI, AAH5set
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