Vertical banded gastroplasty

Vertical Banded Gastroplasty (VBG)
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Vertical banded gastroplasty (VBG)
Vertical banded gastroplasty also involves a plastic band placed around the stomach. In addition, the surgeon staples the stomach above the band into a small pouch.

What Is Vertical Banded Gastroplasty?
Also known as "stomach stapling," vertical banded gastroplasty (or VBG) is a commonly used restrictive operation for weight loss.

Surgery Guide: Vertical Banded Gastroplasty
This surgery combines aspects of stomach stapling and gastric banding, according to About.com surgery guide, Jennifer Heisler, RN.

A serious medical procedure, stomach stapling (also know as Vertical Banded Gastroplasty, or VBG), involves using a band and staples to create a smaller stomach pouch. With a smaller stomach, it is much harder to overeat.

In this type of surgery, food intake is restricted by creating a small pouch at the top of the stomach where the food enters from the esophagus. Examples of restriction operations include adjustable gastric banding and vertical banded gastroplasty.

See also: Obesity, Gastroplasty, Weight loss, Eating, Health