StomaphyX™

Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery has a very high success rate! However, some patients may experience weight regain or feel with more restriction they could continue to lose more of their excess weight.

Approved by  the Food&Drug Administration in 2007, the StomaphyX™ procedure reduces the size of the pouch and stomach outlet. The StomaphyX™ device was designed  to go down with the fiberoptic endocope thourgh the mouth and then down the esophagus and into the stomach pouch.

Suction is used to draw a large fold of tissue into the tissue port.	The stylet remains safely within the shaft of the device and leads the fastener across the base of the tissue fold.
	Source: EndoGastric Solutions

The StomaphyX™ is not performed as a primary procedure of weight loss surgery, but as a type of revision for gastric bypass patients. Revision surgery, by going back inside the abdomen, has in most cases a higher risk of complications than the original gastric bypass surgery. Using a fiberoptic gastroscope (similar to a colonscopefor the colon), the esophagus and stomach are easily accessed.

If you would like to learn more, please contact the St Vincent Bariatric Center of Excellence.