Gastric plication: how to decrease the size of the stomach without transection

Francesco Frattini; Stefano Rausei; Luigi Boni; Francesca Rovera; Franchin Marco; Chiappa Corrado; Stefano Moalli; Andrea Fraschini; Gianlorenzo Dionigi

Gastric plication: how to decrease the size of the stomach without transection

Surg Technol Int. 2013 Sep:23:84-7.

Authors

Francesco Frattini¹, Stefano Rausei¹, Luigi Boni¹, Francesca Rovera¹, Franchin Marco¹, Chiappa Corrado¹, Stefano Moalli¹, Andrea Fraschini², Gianlorenzo Dionigi³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery University of Insubria Varese, Italy.
² General Surgery Hospital of Luino Luino, Italy.
³ Endocrine Surgery University of Insubria Varese, Italy.

PMID: 24081847

Abstract

Gastric plication is an emerging bariatric procedure with the potential for providing safe and significant weight loss and improvement of metabolic parameters without resection, bypass, or implantable device. Laparoscopic plication consists of infolding the greater gastric curvature to reduce stomach volume using running sutures. As a new procedure in bariatric/metabolic surgery very few clinical studies are available. Herein we present technical notes about and evidence from literature.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Bariatric Surgery / instrumentation*
Bariatric Surgery / statistics & numerical data
Comorbidity
Equipment Design
Evidence-Based Medicine*
Humans
Laparoscopy / instrumentation*
Laparoscopy / statistics & numerical data
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / instrumentation
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / statistics & numerical data
Obesity, Morbid / epidemiology
Obesity, Morbid / surgery*
Postoperative Complications / epidemiology*
Postoperative Complications / prevention & control
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Treatment Outcome