Minimally Invasive and Obesity Surgery
Laparoscopic techniques for gallbladder, hernia and reflux operations; sleeve gastrectomy and gastric bypass in obesity and metabolic surgery.
Minimally Invasive and Obesity Surgery in Tekirdağ
Minimally invasive (keyhole, laparoscopic) surgery describes operations performed through a few small incisions using a camera and fine instruments. Compared with open surgery it offers less pain, a shorter hospital stay and a faster return to daily life.
Operations Covered
- Gallbladder surgery — laparoscopic cholecystectomy, the gold standard for gallstones and polyps
- Hernia surgery — mesh repair for inguinal, umbilical, incisional and hiatal hernias
- Reflux surgery — Nissen and Toupet fundoplication when reflux persists despite medication
- Obesity and metabolic surgery — sleeve gastrectomy, gastric bypass
Who Is a Candidate for Obesity Surgery?
Obesity is a chronic disease that prepares the ground for type 2 diabetes, hypertension, sleep apnoea and fatty liver disease. Surgery is considered for patients with a suitable body mass index in whom diet, exercise and medication have not produced lasting results. Assessment is made jointly by the surgeon, endocrinologist, dietitian and psychiatrist.
Surgery produces durable results not on its own but as part of a change in lifestyle; nutritional follow-up and regular check-ups after the operation are inseparable parts of the process.