Veins, Arteries and Blood ?

Tenacious88
on 1/15/12 9:44 am - Fort Lauderdale, FL

VSG on 02/05/14

Hello everyone.

I have watched a few videos on (VSG) gastric sleeve surgery, and find them very interesting, but I still have some questions about the surgery.

When the surgeon staples and cuts the part of the stomach that is to be removed I notice that there are many veins and arteries on the edge of the stomach remaining.

Question !- Aren’t the veins and arteries being cut needed to supply the stomach with blood ?

Question 2- Do the veins and arteries that were cut regenerate or grow back again ?

If anyone has any information on this subject please reply.

I love anything to do with the topic of medicine, surgeries and diseases. I'm not a student of medicine, but wish I had been in the medical field.

C. Harvey
on 1/15/12 9:45 am

VSG on 01/11/12

Your stomach is a muscle/organ...therefore it has veins and so forth all in it not just on the side that is being cut off...hope this helps.

VeronicaJ5
on 1/15/12 9:49 am - Albany, NY

DS on 07/05/16

I think it's like anything that gets cut there is still enough blood supply left in whats left, scar tissue grows over the staples and things reroute over the scar tissue, think about people who get a finger cut off or something of the sort.

ruggie
on 1/15/12 9:54 am - Sacramento, CA

VSG on 07/06/11

I absolutely love your questions! It would be fun to meet and chat with you in person. I like the way you think.

So I know a lot about biochemistry, not so much really about anatomy. But, you could infer the following, right?

1) Yes and no - obviously we already sleeved people are healthy without those blood vessels. My guess, applying Occam's razor, would be that they supply the tissue that they are on - which is the tissue that is removed.

2) They shouldn't - angiogensis is usually a controlled process in the body (excepting cancers/tumors). And what would they grow back "on"? The 15% of your stomach that was not excised is still well oxygenated by the blood vessels serving it.

Just a guess - honestly, don't know for sure. I could dig out my copy of Grey's anatomy, but honestly I'm too lazy tonight, and besides, anatomy is boring