Mini Gastric Bypass is an operation performed in the easiest, shortest time among bariatric surgery operations, short hospital stay and at the most economical costs. Mini gastric Bypass surgery provides weight loss achieved by Standard bypass surgeries. It is an operation with high control power in cases such as Type 2 diabetes, hypertension and hyperlipidemia, which are the leading signs of metabolic syndrome.
Mini-Gastric Bypass, also known as single anastomosis gastric bypass, is a procedure that combines some features of tube stomach surgery and a standard gastric bypass. A long gastric bag is created, and then the formed gastric bag is combined with a part of the small intestine.


What is the difference between a gastric bypass and a mini bypass?
Just as in the case of an RNY Gastric Bypass operation, the stomach is divided into two parts. The difference between RNY and Gastric Bypass is that the intestine connects to the stomach without dividing. Thus, in the Mini Gastric Bypass operation, one connection is made less in total. If the absorption is reduced, a longer intestinal section is bypassed in the Mini Gastric Bypass operation than in the RNY Gastric Bypass operation. Due to the fact that the remaining stomach fluids and the passage of bile in its continuation are the ends of the reduced stomach, there is a possibility of bile reflux during a Mini Gastric Bypass operation.
In none of the Gastric Bypass surgeries, the stomach is not removed, the stomach is reduced in itself. As a matter of fact, it is extremely advantageous in two operations. In both operations, it reduces the volume of the stomach and provides absorption. Thus, patients lose weight. He is successful at the stage of losing weight in two operations.
Advantages of Mini Gastric Bypass
- Because it creates a system with less pressure than many other bariatric surgery operations, the risk of leakage is relatively lower
- Be completely recyclable
- Easy to overhaul
- It takes less time and has less complication rate than Roux en-Y gastric bypass surgery.
- Internal hernia formation rate is lower.
- High success on weight and additional diseases
- Better eating and drinking comfort after surgery than other methods
- It is less likely to gain weight over a long period of time than other methods
Risks of mini gastric bypass
- The necessity of using vitamins for life
- The need for careful application in people with stomach cancer in their family
- Dumping syndrome
- Stomach runoff of saffron from the liver creates excessive irritation in the stomach. In the Normal case, this condition is prevented by a special muscular system that controls the outflow of the stomach Nov. In a Mini gastric Bypass operation, the pyloric muscle remains dysfunctional on the stomach, which remains blind. Bile from the liver continues down, emptying into the stomach without any obstacles in front of it. For this reason, after Mini Gastric Bypass, patients are at risk of severe bile reflux and alkaline reflux gastritis.
- In Mini gastric Bypass surgery, the new stomach is created, while the old stomach remains closed inside as it is. Endoscopy cannot be performed after Mini Gastric Bypass surgery on this large part of the stomach, and in case of possible problems, the possibility of early diagnosis or non-surgical treatment is eliminated.
- The stomach is divided into two parts, while the neural stimulation of the remaining stomach is completely severed.
After Mini Gastric Bypass
- Mini Gastric Bypass is a method that is performed in the fastest, easiest way among the operations performed in obesity surgery and the healing process after the operation is quite comfortable.
- The hospital admission period after surgery is 3-4 days.
- Patients are usually kept in intensive care units for the first 1 – 2 days.
- After surgery, a tube can be placed from the nose to the stomach for 2-3 days to empty the contents of the stomach.
- In addition, patients are checked every three months and vitamin and mineral values are measured. Additional supplements are made when deficiency is seen.