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What is Veical banding gastroplasty, also known as stomach stapling is done for? and explain in detail?
Morbid obesity REF: Sabiston Textbook of Surgery, 18th ed. Chapter 17 Bariatric operations produce weight loss as a result of two factors. One is restriction of oral intake. The other is malabsorption of ingested food. Bariatric Operations: Mechanism of Action: Restrictive Veical banded gastroplasty (VBG) (historic purposes only) Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) Largely Restrictive/Mildly Malabsorptive Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) Largely Malabsorptive/Mildly Restrictive Biliopancreatic diversion (BPD) Duodenal switch (DS)