Banded Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (The Capella Procedure)

The Banded Gastric Bypass (The Capella Procedure) is a minimally invasive bariatric surgical procedure that adds an additional restrictive component to the bypass. A non-adjustable band is placed at the end of the gastric pouch to help maintain restriction. It offers the consistency of the bypass surgery with the permanence of a band.

Advantages:

• Most successful weight loss procedure, especially in the severely obese
• Operative times regularly 60 to 75 minutes long
• Maintains long term restriction with a non-adjustable band which does not stretch
• Safe with an extensive track history of success

Disadvantages:

• Complications can be serious, even fatal, however are rare
• Eating requires more effort. Chewing carefully is central to eating comfortably and tolerating greater varieties of food
• Vitamins are recommended for life
• Single 8-10 cm midline incision
• 1% develop incisional hernias