POSE: Surgery endoluminal for the treatment of obesity.

-The POSE or ENDOLUMINAL surgery is a new treatment option for the overweight that represents a surgical option less invasive and more safe for treating obesity. The intervention is performed by endoscopic route, which means that there is no type of incision with the advantages that this represents.

-Teknon makes first cuts of the stomach through the mouth / oral

-the so-called endoluminal surgery is a surgical technique that reduces the stomach via endoscopic without incisions or scars bringing substantial benefits to the patients

-17% of the Spanish population over 18 has problems with obesity and 36% are overweight

Spain, 2011-September unit of digestive endoscopy of Centro Médico Teknon has been made, for the first time in Spain, reductions of stomach by endoscopic route without practice no incision. In the first four interventions, which were carried out last on February 28 and March 1, patients were given medical discharge at 12 h operation without any complication.

Surgical treatment called POSE (Primary Obesity Surgery Endoluminal or Endoluminal primary surgery for obesity), allows, thanks to the technical tools of last generation, reducing the capacity of the stomach by mouth without having to open any path. The endoscopic procedure consists in make folds in the stomach and suture them thereby reducing its size., the stomach’s ability is limited and the patient has a high satiety eating a small amount of food.

For the medical team of Teknon that has made these early interventions, directed by George C. Espinós Pérez and Jesús Turró Homedes doctors with doctors Román Turró Arau and Pedro Luis Avila, endoscopic route offers substantial benefits to patients because it is treated minimally invasive reduces pain post surgerydecreases the risk of wound infection in the absence, contributes to aesthetics by absence of scars, recovery is faster and the hospital stays are short or on an outpatient ”.

The surgery for natural orifices ” is especially recommended for those patients with overweight or obese with (BMI) body mass indexes between 34 and 40 kg/m2; It may also be appropriate for those patients who intragastric or Bariatric Surgery not have worked them or unwilling to undergo major surgery.

After receiving the high medical and the 24 hours of the intervention, the patient can do a relatively normal life, without having to apply for a low medical. The patient can operate a Friday and the following Monday to rejoin his usual work ”. A month later, guided by the multidisciplinary team of the endoscopic unit of Teknon, formed by nutritionists, psychologists and doctors, the patient may eat a conventional balanced diet.

In Europe and USA 74 interventions using POSE with highly satisfactory results have been: average reduction of 32% of excess weight during the first 6 months after the operation.

In Spain, despite the efforts being made today for the prevention of obesity, the same trend is continued growth. According to the survey conducted by the National Institute of statistics (INE), some 6 million of 18 years (17.1%) of Spaniards have obesity problems and 36.7 per cent are overweight. This situation is more common for men (18% with obesity and overweight 44.2%) than in women (15.6 per cent and 29.2 per cent) and increases with age for both sexes, since among people 65 years or older, 43% are overweight and 24% is obese.

The unit for endoscopy and testing functional digestive of Centro Médico Teknon, created in 1994 by the doctors Jorge C. Espinós and Jesús Turró, aims to provide a modern endoscopy supported in the most advanced technology that allows both the diagnosis and the realization of therapeutic techniques that avoid the need in many cases to conventional surgery. Endorsed by 17 years of professional practice, the Endoscopy Unit, Teknon, international reference in the endoscopic technique, has practiced more than 160,000 explorations endoscopic.

Know all the details of the interview to the doctors Jesús Turró and Carles Espinós of the unity of digestive endoscopy of Centro Médico Teknon by clicking here