Re: Seattle /Lateral vs Vertical Gastrectomy?

[Guest guest]

Isnt this the newest of all the wls surgeries?

[Guest guest]

A lateral gastrectomy means that there is a vertical incision of the

stomach. The stomach is cut along the greater curvature of the stomach in a

vertical line. This leaves the stomach as a narrow almost tube-like shape

with the esophagus at the top and the pylorus at the bottom. The horizontal

cut removes the pyloric valve. I think I was daydreaming when I answered

this post. I *do* know the difference between vertical and horizontal

gastroplasties although my recent posts may not indicate that.

in Seattle

----- Original Message -----

> Hi ,

>

> I'm confused by your post. I always thought a lateral gastrectomy

> meant a staple line going horizontally across the stomach. How does

> this preserve the pyloric valve functionality?

>

> Terri Hassiak

> BMI 60

> http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/profile.phtml?N=H980366398

> Appealed " Out-of-Network " Ins. Denial - AND WON!!!

> BPD/DS with Dr Pomp on 6/25/01

> email(no spaces): bunsofluff @ hotmail.com

>

>

>

> > > > A vertical gastroplasty sounds to me like you had

> > > > your pyloric valve

> > > > removed. That is not done with a DS. If this is

> > > > true, it is very drastic

> > > > and irreversible.

> > > >

> > > > Your BMI of 49 is actually quite perfect for the

> > > > whole DS. My starting BMI

> > > > was 47.6

> > > >

> > > > in Seattle

> > > >

> > > > ----- Original Message -----

> > > > From:

> > > > i had this surgery dont it is called a

> > > > > vertical gastroplasty and my stomach is extremely

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

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[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Thank you for clearing that up. My confusion was with the term

" lateral " . I actually thought the word literally meant " horizontal " ,

but after reading this post, I looked it up and it means " away from

the middle " . Since the stomach contents go from top to bottom the

" middle " is a vertical line which means a lateral gastrectomy can

also be called a vertical gastrectomy.

So I learned something new today. And all this time I thought the

folks who said they got a lateral gastrectomy meant their pyloric

valve was being bypassed! Not so! How wonderful for them!

Thank you.

Terri Hassiak

BMI 60

http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/profile.phtml?N=H980366398

Appealed " Out-of-Network " Ins. Denial - AND WON!!!

BPD/DS with Dr Pomp on 6/25/01

email(no spaces): bunsofluff @ hotmail.com

> > > > > A vertical gastroplasty sounds to me like you had

> > > > > your pyloric valve

> > > > > removed. That is not done with a DS. If this is

> > > > > true, it is very drastic

> > > > > and irreversible.

> > > > >

> > > > > Your BMI of 49 is actually quite perfect for the

> > > > > whole DS. My starting BMI

> > > > > was 47.6

> > > > >

> > > > > in Seattle

> > > > >

> > > > > ----- Original Message -----

> > > > > From:

> > > > > i had this surgery dont it is called a

> > > > > > vertical gastroplasty and my stomach is extremely

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > >

> >

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