Vertical banding gastroplasty, also known as stomach stapling is done for?: (A) Gastric carcinoma, (B) Achalsia cardia, (C) Perforated gastric ulcer, (D) Morbid obesity
Answer is D. ANSWER: (D) Morbid obesityREF: Sabiston Textbook of Surgery, 18th ed. Chapter 17Bariatric operations produce weight loss as a result of twTo factors. One is restriction of oral intake. The other is malabsorption of ingested food.Bariatric Operations: Mechanism of Action:RestrictiveVertical banded gastroplasty (VBG) (historic purposes only)Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB)Largely Restrictive/Mildly Malabsorptive Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB)Largely Malabsorptive/Mildly Restrictive Biliopancreatic diversion (BPD)Duodenal switch (DS)