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The Department of Surgery at the University of Minnesota has been an internationally recognized leader in the development of bariatric surgical procedures and the development of surgical procedures used to treat comorbid conditions related to obesity such as hyperlipidemia or dyslipidemia. Obesity itself is the number two cause of death in the United States and is likely to be the number one killer of Americans in the future. There are an estimated 5 million morbidly obesity persons in the United States. The bariatric surgery division at the University of Minnesota has substantial depth and expertise in all areas of bariatric surgery.
All bariatric procedures have been performed at the University of Minnesota including gastric pacing, adjustable gastric banding including the Swedish Adjustable Gastric Band (SGAB), which is currently undergoing testing for FDA approval, the open and laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, the open and laparoscopic duodenal switch, the vertical banded gastroplasty, and the sleeve gastrectomy.
In addition we perform revisional bariatric surgery salvaging failed bariatric procedures such as the vertical banded gastroplasty, the gastric bypass, as well as laparoscopic conversions of procedures such as the Nissen fundoplication and conversion to the gastric bypass or other procedures.
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