REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA—If all this time we are familiar with the term bariatric surgery, now there is a new medical procedure called bariatric surgery. bariatric endoscopy atau endoscopy bariatric.
Senior Consultant for Advance Therapeutic Endoscopy at Gastrointestinal Cancer Center at MRCCC Siloam Hospitals Semanggi, dr. Cosmas Rinaldi A. Lesmana, revealed that this action could improve the quality of life of patients obesity and fatty liver (a condition when obese people experience fat accumulation in the liver which can be very dangerous) into a healthier, more productive and balanced condition.
Unlike the bariatric surgery procedure, he continued, this procedure is carried out by a surgical process and cuts part of the stomach organs to reduce their capacity. Indeed, after bariatric surgery, the stomach’s ability to accommodate the amount of food that enters the body will be more limited, which will help the patient significantly lose weight in the future. However, this surgical procedure carries a high risk of complications.
“By performing alternative bariatric endoscopy procedures, obese patients with fatty liver will undergo medical procedures that are friendlier, safer, and have minimal risks because there is no surgery or surgery,” said the doctor who is familiarly called Dr. Rinaldi in a press release received Republika.co.idFriday (31/3/2023).
According to endoscopy action bariatric This can be done simply in the endoscope room. This action will also be very helpful in dealing with fatty liver, of which 80 percent is caused by obesity.
In addition, with bariatric endoscopy, not only can you achieve significant weight loss, but it can also help cure the progression of chronic liver disease.
How is the process of bariatric endoscopy?
Bariatric endoscopy is a nonsurgical procedure performed using a special tool called an endoscope, which is a tube-shaped instrument equipped with a flashlight and a camera at the end. Bariatric endoscopy uses a camera that is inserted through the mouth into the stomach to capture images inside the body.
The captured images will be displayed on a monitor screen so that the doctor can observe the internal organs or tissues in detail. After confirming that the condition of the stomach is healthy, the doctor can proceed with the barriatic endoscopy process, which is the shrinking of the stomach by means of an endoscope which does not leave an incision because the procedure is performed through the mouth (such as an endoscope examination).
In bariatric endoscopy, there are two methods known, namely Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty (ESG), a procedure which is a minimally invasive endoscopy with the aim of reducing the size of the stomach so that its volume can be reduced.
Another method is the Intragastric Balloon, a procedure endoscopy bariatric which is done by placing a balloon which will be filled with saline fluid in the stomach organs.
This balloon aims to fill the gastric cavity so that the volume of the empty cavity in the stomach will be reduced. The existence of a balloon in the stomach can make the patient unable to consume large amounts of food and feel full quickly after eating.
After the procedure, obese sufferers can adjust and rearrange their diet and stomach capacity efficiency in a better and balanced manner, resulting in significant weight loss, and ultimately avoiding the risk of experiencing the diseases mentioned above.
