Sleeve Gastrectomy Used to Treat Obesity

Low-risk Sleeve gastrectomy is most popular among morbidly obese people, a Kuwaiti surgeon said Wednesday.

The procedure involves dividing the stomach vertically into two parts without damaging it, surgical expert at Amiri Hospital Dr. Khalid Al-Anzi told KUNA.

Patients are allowed to eat most kinds of foods in small portions after the hormone that triggers hunger is extracted, he said.

Morbidly obese people lose about 85 percent of their weight while 90 percent of diseases associated with obesity would disappear, he noted.

Around 70 percent of Kuwaitis are overweight, 40 percent of whom are morbidly obese.

Obesity is the number one disease worldwide as it accounts for heart diseases, diabetes, and high blood pressure alongside physical impact on the patient.

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