Bariatric surgeons Dr. G. Derek Weiss and Dr. John S. Oldham, Jr. performed the first Laparoscopic Greater Curvature Plication (LGCP) procedure in the state of Kentucky January 17, 2011 at Central Baptist Hospital.
LGCP is a new type of minimally invasive weight-loss surgery which involves oversewing the outer part of the stomach so that it holds considerably less food.
There is no cutting, removing or bypassing of the stomach in this reversible procedure.
The LGCP was pioneered by surgeon Dr. Phillip R. Schauer, Director of the Bariatric and Metabolic Institute at Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Schauer’s LGCP patients have experienced an average weight loss of 53 percent of excess body weight loss within the first year.
Dr. Weiss, Medical Director of Bariatric Surgery at Central Baptist Hospital, was among an elite group of surgeons chosen from only 12 bariatric surgery practices throughout the United States, to be the first trained to perform the LGCP procedure under Dr. Schauer.
“We can reduce the stomach volume by more 2/3 without removing any of the stomach because we’re not cutting or stapling,” explained Dr. Schauer in December 2010 after completing a pilot study of the LGCP procedure. “Patients lose weight with gastric plication because their stomach is much smaller. It fills to capacity with a much smaller amount of food, so patients feel full quicker and therefore they eat less.”
At Central Baptist, Drs. Weiss and Oldham performed this 1 ½ -hour laparoscopic procedure on a 37-year-old woman with a history of morbid obesity, severe hypertension, diabetes and sleep apnea.
Dr. Weiss said preliminary results of the new minimally invasive procedure are similar to outcomes achieved with the sleeve gastrectomy, a procedure which involves laparoscopically removing the outer 85 percent of the stomach. The LGCP procedure currently involves an overnight stay in the hospital for most patients and is considerably less expensive than other currently available minimally invasive weight-loss surgical procedures.
Drs. Weiss and Oldham have been performing minimally invasive weight-loss surgical procedures at Central Baptist Hospital since 2006. CBH is recognized as a Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence® by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. The hospital’s Surgical Weight Loss Center provides comprehensive pre- and post-surgery care including nutrition counseling, a tailored fitness plan and emotional, psychological and behavioral support for the major lifestyle changes that come as a result of weight-loss surgery.
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