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Table
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Chapter
6: Performing the Surgery!
Pars Flacida Technique
This is the most widely used technique in the world. This technique is named
for the tunnel where the device is placed and initially accessed through a veil-like
ligament named the pars flacida. It is usually safer and faster than other obsolete,
rarely used techniques and results in a higher placement of the device. This
technique has been related to a drastic decrease in the number of band slippages
or pouch dilations that may occur.
The Stomach Tunnel
A tunnel is created just to the left of where the esophagus meets the stomach.
This tunnel is created directly along the back wall of the stomach where the
instrument is passed through the tunnel and where the band is pulled through.
This will be its final position. |
