Bariatric Surgery Glossary

Radiologic examination using oral contrast to evaluate bariatric surgical anatomy and detect complications.

A food tolerance assessment used to evaluate gastric pouch capacity and restriction level.

A post-surgical complication causing rapid gastric emptying, resulting in gastrointestinal and vasomotor symptoms.

Pertaining to procedures or devices that operate within the interior space of a tubular organ, accessed through natural...

Non-surgical treatment of staple line leaks using endoscopic techniques such as stenting or clipping.

Non-surgical gastric volume reduction using endoscopic suturing to create sleeve-like restriction.

A minimally invasive technique using specialized endoscopic devices to place sutures for bariatric revision or complicat...

Upper endoscopic examination used for preoperative evaluation and postoperative surveillance in bariatric patients.

A surgical connection between the esophagus and jejunum, sometimes used in bariatric revision procedures.

Excess Weight Loss, a standard metric for measuring bariatric surgery success calculated as percentage of excess weight...

A standardized metric measuring weight loss success as percentage of excess weight lost from baseline.

Theory explaining diabetes resolution after bariatric surgery through exclusion of the proximal small intestine from nut...

Surgical wrapping of the stomach fundus around the esophagus, sometimes performed in conjunction with bariatric procedur...

The stomach's ability to expand and adapt to food volume, altered by bariatric procedures.

The distal portion of the stomach that connects to the duodenum, preserved in most bariatric procedures.

The uppermost curved portion of the stomach that is typically removed during sleeve gastrectomy to reduce ghrelin produc...

The small stomach remnant created during certain bariatric procedures to restrict food intake.

The excluded portion of stomach that remains after gastric bypass surgery, typically the antrum and body sections.

Abnormal enlargement of the excluded portion of stomach following gastric bypass surgery.

An abnormal connection between the gastric pouch and excluded stomach remnant in gastric bypass patients.

Radiographic imaging of the stomach using contrast material, commonly performed to evaluate anatomy and function after b...

Surgical connection between the gastric pouch and jejunum in gastric bypass procedures.

Surgical connection between the stomach and jejunum, typically performed in gastric bypass procedures.

Surgical reshaping or reconstruction of the stomach, typically to reduce its capacity for weight loss purposes.