What is the name of the procedure when you make your stomach smaller?!
Question: It's the operation when they clip your stomach.
Answers: It's the operation when they clip your stomach.
There are two methods to greatly reduce the stomach size:
The gastric bypass is outpatient surgery to have your stomach cut and sewn the size of an egg. You generally are permanently altered to eat smaller portions of food to reduce caloric intake; only able to eat a few bites to a very small plate size. This useful to physically obese people and overeaters. Studies have shown this method to be more beneficial to people who are prone to heart disease and diabetes because the drastic change to eating patterns is greatly diminished and therefore helpful in consuming large amounts of sugar and saturated fats. My mother has lost over a hundred pounds since her surgery a few years back and limited to small meals, otherwise sickness and nausea occurs.
The other method is the lap band surgery which is basically band fitted into the abdomen and can be used to treated excessive meal consumption without the permanent consequences of a reduced stomach sack. Can be altered on occasions but studies have to shown to not produce the same reduced consumption as the gastric bypass surgery. Maybe due to the fact the people who choose to overeat, but have the convenience to do so with the adjustment to the band.
stomach stapling
gastric bypass?
It's called a tummy tuck a.k.a abdominoplasty.
Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
gastric band surgery?
i dont think that maks your stomach smaller.. actually i dno. But it does control the amount that you eat i think....
not too sure but I've heard it called stomach stapling... Also, I think they do those at Bariatric treatment places so maybe it has something to do with that?
You mean getting your stomach stapled, right?
I think it's called gastric bypass surgery.
Stomach stapling. Can be dangerous, not really something anyone should consider lightly. People have been known to die during or shortly after having the operation.
It's called gastric banding and it's done as a same day procedure.
tummy tuck.
The oral contrast you drink has no known effect on the kidneys. The IV contrast can damage kidneys in patients who already have renal insufficiency.
"Contrast-induced nephrotoxicity is extremely uncommon, and in fact may not occur in patients with normal renal function. The subgroup of patients at highest risk for contrast-induced acute renal failure is patients with both diabetes and pre-existing renal insufficiency."
http://www.danburyhospital.org/DH_imagin...
The imaging staff should have asked you to sign a contrast consent form BEFORE you were laying on the CT table. We have our patients read and sign the form while they are still in the waiting room. I am assuming that everyone overlooked the fact that a consent wasn't signed, and had to get a very quick signature. I would blame human error for this one. Also, where I work we get a Creatinine and BUN on all patients, over the age of 50 who require a contrast injection. A patient has to get this done at a blood lab, with a simple blood draw. If these levels are abnormal, it means the kidneys are impaired in some way, and we usually do not give the contrast injection. If you have a contrast injection, followed by dialysis, there should be no lingering problems.
Now you are to have another CT with contrast? If you are concerned, call the imaging facility beforehand, and ask to speak to either a CT technologist or radiologist about your specific concerns. Hopefully, the professional staff can alleviate your fears, or even modify your study.
The oral contrast is a barium dirivitive. The most serious reaction a patient can have to this type of contrast is constipation.
The IV contrast is a non-ionic contrast. The risk of allergic reaction or other complications is pretty low compared to when we used ionic contrast agents.
As to your dialysis:
"Renal Dialysis Patients:
Radiographic contrast agents are relatively low molecular weight and are not protein bound, and thus are readily cleared by dialysis. The primary concern over dialysis-dependent patients receiving contrast is the osmotic load. Urgent dialysis after contrast administration is generally not necessary, unless there is significant underlying cardiac dysfunction or very large volumes of contrast are used."
http://www.danburyhospital.org/DH_imagin...
There is more information at this site, particularly regarding dialysis on page 4 of this document: