Question:
Heard about doctor in Texas who is doing the RNY laparoscopically.....
BUT, he finishes the surgery with a 4 or 5 inch incision in the stomach area. Has anyone ever heard of this? Is this something a prospective patient should be concerned with as far as an indication of his lack of experience with the lap RNY procedure? I have researched endlessly about a lot of different doctors, this is one of the surgeons who gets a lot of praise from his patients and I have heard he has had no patient die. He does 1 or 2 per week, even though he is in a small town. I want to know if I should bother trying to use this doctor or go with a surgeon who does the laparoscopic surgery with only the incisions for the trocars? I really don't want that open incision if I can help it. — [Anonymous] (posted on July 11, 2001)
July 11, 2001
Take a look at Dr. Wongsa. His infomation is posted on this site.
— Wendy M.
July 11, 2001
I had lap rny 3 months ago. My largest scar an inch and a quarter long. I
have two scars that are 3/4 of an inch long and two scars that are 1/4 inch
long. A 4 or 5 inch incision does not sound like a laparascopic procedure.
— [Anonymous]
July 11, 2001
What is the name of the Doctor you found and where is he located?
— [Anonymous]
July 11, 2001
I don't get it???? Why would you do lapro if you cut the person open
anyways? I thought the whole purpose of lapro was to have a less
invasive(sp?) surgery.I had a R-N-Y distal lapro and I only had 4 small
inscisionsd about 1/4" long. Two and a half years later and only one
is even visable. Sounds kinda weird to me.
— paintnmynails
July 11, 2001
Although I can't comment on the physician you're talking about, my surgeon
(and many others) do a "lap assisted" procedure which results in
about a 2" - 3" scar at the naval area. My surgical team
includes the Chief of Laprascopic Surgery for the hospital, so this
particular method does not particularly indicate a lack of skill or
experience. It's just another way to do the surgery. If you're concerned,
ask the surgeon why they do a lap assisted. I believe the primary reason
in my surgeon's case is that they measure the entire length of the
intestine, which requires them to use a longer incision to avoid damaging
the bowels as they move them around to measure. - Kate -
— kateseidel
July 12, 2001
I think you are talking about Dr Dirk Rodriquez in Palestine. He did my
RNY using this method -- I am very happy with him and with the proceedure.
His patients have a support group that meets monthly, as well as a Yahoo
egroup -- TylerWLS. Dr Rod comes to the meetings as often as possible, and
is also active on the egroup. I usually just lurk here, but I registered
just so I could post this comment!
— ida I.
July 12, 2001
This certainly makes things clear. I wasn't aware of "lap
assisted" surgeries, just thought there was lap or open.
— [Anonymous]
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