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Maagbypass

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Een gastric bypass is een ingreep om af te vallen waarbij een klein zakje van de maag wordt gemaakt en dit direct wordt verbonden met de dunne darm. Deze ingreep verkleint de maag aanzienlijk, beperkt de voedselinname en vermindert de opname van voedingsstoffen, wat leidt tot aanzienlijk gewichtsverlies.

Maagbypass

Algemeen

Gastric Bypass, of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass, is een van de meest voorkomende soorten bariatrische chirurgie in de Verenigde Staten. De operatie omvat het verdelen van de maag in een kleine bovenste buidel en een veel grotere, overgebleven buidel en vervolgens de dunne darm opnieuw rangschikken om verbinding te maken met beide. De kleinere maagzak zorgt ervoor dat de patiënt zich sneller vol voelt en minder eet, terwijl de omgeleide dunne darm zorgt voor een vermindering van de opname van calorieën en voedingsstoffen, wat bijdraagt aan het gewichtsverlies. In tegenstelling tot andere afslankoperaties, behandelt de maagbypass zowel het volume als de absorptie, wat tot significantere resultaten kan leiden. Patiënten die deze procedure ondergaan, moeten na de operatie een strikt dieet volgen en zich inzetten voor veranderingen in levensstijl om het succes van de operatie en het behoud van het gewichtsverlies te garanderen.

Bijzondere details

Who is it for?

    Personen met een Body Mass Index (BMI) van 40 of meer

    Personen met een BMI van 35 of hoger en ernstige comorbiditeiten, zoals diabetes type 2, hoge bloeddruk of ernstige slaapapneu

    Mensen die hebben geprobeerd af te vallen door middel van een dieet en lichaamsbeweging met onvoldoende resultaten

Recovery Period

    Het verblijf in het ziekenhuis duurt doorgaans 2 tot 3 dagen

    De meeste mensen kunnen binnen 2 tot 4 weken weer aan het werk.

    Volledig herstel en overgang naar een gestabiliseerd dieet kan 2 tot 3 maanden duren

Potential Risks and Side Effects

    Tekorten aan voedingsstoffen als gevolg van malabsorptie

    Chirurgische complicaties zoals lekkages of infecties

    Dumping-syndroom, dat misselijkheid, braken en duizeligheid kan veroorzaken

    Mogelijke noodzaak van een revisie- of omkeeroperatie

Alternative Treatments

    Gastric Sleeve-operatie

    Verstelbare maagband

    Dieet- en bewegingsplannen met medisch toezicht

    Medicatie voor gewichtsverlies

Success Rate

Ongeveer 60 tot 80% van het overgewicht kan binnen de eerste twee jaar na de operatie worden verwacht, met een aanzienlijke verbetering van de aandoeningen die verband houden met obesitas.

Procedure step-by-step overivew

    Anesthesie wordt toegediend om ervoor te zorgen dat de patiënt tijdens de procedure slaapt en pijnvrij is.

    Er wordt een kleine incisie gemaakt, of meerdere kleine incisies als de procedure laparoscopisch wordt uitgevoerd.

    De chirurg maakt een klein zakje aan de bovenkant van de maag met behulp van chirurgische nietjes of een plastic band.

    De dunne darm wordt doorgesneden en bevestigd aan de nieuwe maagzak, waarbij het grootste deel van de maag en het eerste deel van de dunne darm wordt omzeild.

    Het uitgesneden deel van de dunne darm wordt verder naar beneden weer verbonden, zodat de maagzuren en spijsverteringsenzymen uit de omzeilde maag en het eerste deel van de dunne darm zich uiteindelijk met het voedsel kunnen vermengen.

    De incisies worden gesloten met hechtingen of chirurgische nietjes.

Prijzen

    Turkije

    $4,000

    Tsjechië

    $5,500

    Kroatië

    $5,000

    Litouwen

    $5,200

    Polen

    $6,000

    Duitsland

    $15,000

    Zwitserland

    $20,000

    Frankrijk

    $12,000

    Verenigd Koninkrijk

    $10,000

    Verenigde Staten

    $23,000

    Canada

    $20,000

    Australië

    $16,000

Waarom variëren de prijzen?

    De ervaring en reputatie van de chirurg

    Locatie en faciliteiten van het ziekenhuis of de kliniek

    Type anesthesie dat wordt gebruikt

    Duur van het verblijf in het ziekenhuis

    Pre- en postoperatieve zorg

    Geografische locatie

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