Compound Gastrectomy Bowel Resection

The Compound Gastrectomy Bowel Resection is an experimental weight-loss procedure introduced in February of 2005. Although discontinued shortly after trials, a number of participants exhibited positive, long-term weight loss. The procedure includes two stages:
Traditional Gastrectomy
Gastrectomy is surgery to remove part or all of the stomach.
If only part of the stomach is removed, it is called partial gastrectomy. If the whole stomach is removed, it is called total gastrectomy.
Description: The surgery is done while you are under general anesthesia (asleep and pain-free). The surgeon makes a cut in the abdomen and removes all or part of the stomach, depending on the reason for the procedure. Depending on what part of the stomach was removed, the intestine may need to be re-connected to the remaining stomach (partial gastrectomy) or to the esophagus (total gastrectomy).
Today, some surgeons perform gastrectomy using a camera. The surgery is done with a few small surgical cuts. The advantages of this surgery, which is called laparoscopy, are a faster recovery, less pain, and only a few small cuts.
Large Bowel Resection
Large bowel resection is also known as colectomy. This surgery removes diseased portions of the large bowel—also called the large intestine. The large intestine consists of several parts, one of which is the colon. During this surgery, the surgeon removes the diseased parts of the bowel. The healthy parts are then reconnected. The surgery may remove all or part of the bowel.
If there is not enough healthy intestine after surgery, a colostomy may be performed. A colostomy is a procedure in which one end of the large intestine is moved outside the abdominal wall. A colostomy bag is then attached to the abdomen. When stool passes through the large intestine, it drains into the bag. The stool that goes into the bag is usually soft or liquid. A colostomy is often temporary. The patient has the bag until their intestines heal. A new operation is then done to remove the colostomy. In some cases, the colostomy is permanent.

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