Surgical method for reducing the food intake of a patient
First Claim
1. A surgical method for reducing the food intake of a patient, comprising,dissecting the lower part of the Esophagus of a patient,applying a band to form a loop around the Esophagus,displacing an upper part of the stomach through said loop,thereby forming a small pouch above said band connected to the Esophagus, andsuturing said upper part to the stomach wall, thereby tunnelating said band.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a surgical method for reducing the food intake of a patient by dissecting the lower part of the Esophagus of a patient, applying a band to form a loop around the lower part of the Esophagus and displacing an upper part of the stomach through the loop, thereby forming a small pouch above the band wherein the final position of the band is above the Bursa Omentalis.
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1. A surgical method for reducing the food intake of a patient, comprising,
dissecting the lower part of the Esophagus of a patient, applying a band to form a loop around the Esophagus, displacing an upper part of the stomach through said loop, thereby forming a small pouch above said band connected to the Esophagus, and suturing said upper part to the stomach wall, thereby tunnelating said band.
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7. A surgical method comprising the steps of:
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dissecting the lower part of the Esophagus of a patient; applying a band to form a loop around the lower part of the Esophagus; and displacing an upper part of the stomach through said loop, thereby forming a small pouch above said band; wherein the fmal position of said band is above the Bursa Omentalis.
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8. A surgical method comprising the steps of:
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dissecting the lower part of the Esophagus of a patient in such a way that a portion of the posterior surface of the stomach remains adherent to the underlying tissue; applying a band to for a loop around the lower part of the Esophagus; and displacing an upper part of the stomach through said loop, thereby forming a small pouch above said band; wherein the final position of said band is in the area where the lower part of the Esophagus and the upper part of the stomach is adherent to the underlying tissue.
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9. A surgical method for reducing the food intake of a patient, comprising
dissecting the lower part of the Esophagus of a patient, applying a band to form a loop around the Esophagus, displacing an upper part of the stomach through said loop, thereby forming a small pouch above said band connected to the Esophagus.
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