Duodenal Switch Surgery

A duodenal switch helps to limit the amount of food that you can eat and reduce the amount of calories your body absorbs especially calories from fat and of course both actions will help you lose weight.

Duodenal Switch Surgery also known as a gastric reduction duodenal switch (GRDS) or a biliopancreatic diversion with a duodenal switch (BPD-DS), the duodenal switch is a surgery for weight loss. In the diet process, patients should eat small amounts. They should also keep track of the number of times you eat during the day because since your meals are small in size, you may need to eat five meals a day to get enough proteins.

Controversy Over Duodenal Switch Surgery

This surgery is more controversial because it has a significant component of malabsorption which seems to augment and help maintain long-term weight loss. It seems to be the most powerful and most effective but also may have more complications associated with it. Generally the preoperative mortality rate is between 0.5% and 1.5% and it has more complications if you want to know about it. Some of the major complications may happen to you are Bleeding, Blood Transfusion, Injury to Liver, Spleen, Hernia, Bowel Obstruction, Anemia, and so on like that.

Complications Of Duodenal Switch Surgery

Duodenal switch is the most aggressive and therefore has the highest potentials for complications. These potentials complications include leaks, blood clots forming in the legs, blood clots traveling to the lungs (otherwise known as pulmonary embolus), infections, abscesses, bowel obstruction, pneumonia, and problems with healing of the incision. Some complications are long-term and are not manifest until some time after surgery. In addition, several problems related to this specific surgical procedure are possible, although uncommon. One of these is injury to the spleen during surgery, which could require removal of the spleen. The bariatric surgeon makes it more difficult for this reduced amount of food to be absorbed in the astrointestinal tract.

This is achieved through a bypass of the upper small intestine (duodenum and jejunum) where nutrients (and calories) are normally absorbed into the body. There is risk of infection, of possible failure of the procedure, of rupture and of blood clot formation. This is a long operation done under anesthesia so stay in the hospital is a must.