vertical banded gastroplasty


gastroplasty

 [gas´tro-plas″te] plastic repair of the stomach.vertical banded gastroplasty a form of gastric partitioning in which a vertical pouch is created in the upper stomach, banded with nonabsorbable mesh to prevent dilatation of the stoma.

ver·ti·cal band·ed gas·tro·plas·ty

a gastroplasty for treatment of morbid obesity in which an upper gastric pouch is formed by a vertical staple line, with a band applied at the outlet into the main pouch to prevent dilation.

vertical banded gastroplasty

n. A gastroplasty for the treatment of morbid obesity in which an upper gastric pouch is formed by a vertical staple line, with a cloth band applied to prevent dilation at the outlet into the main pouch.

ver·ti·cal band·ed gas·tro·plas·ty

(vĕr'ti-kăl band'ĕd gas'trō-plas-tē) A surgical intervention for treatment of morbid obesity in which an upper gastric pouch is formed by a vertical staple line, with a cloth band applied to prevent dilation at the outlet into the main pouch.