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Areas of specialization.
General Surgery:
- Hernias. Inguinal hernia, both
open and laparoscopic approach - Ventral wall hernia including laparoscopic and complex recurrent ventral wall
hernias
- Gall Bladder. Removal for stones, pain, infection, etc.
- Reflux Disease. Laparoscopic
anti reflux procedures.
- Intestine. Tumors, diverticulitis.
- Stomach. Laparoscopic
removal stomach tumors
Bariatric Surgery:
- Weight Loss.
Laparoscopic
RNY Gastric Bypass Laparoscopic Gastric Sleeve Laparoscopic Revision of Band to Bypass
or Sleeve
A comprehensive approach to weight loss with all procedures.
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Obesity
If your
Body Mass Index is above 35, you may be a candidate for weight loss surgery.
Body Mass Index Chart
- Dr. Chengelis does Laparoscopic RNY Gastric Bypass and this procedure
has been shown to be very effective treatment for morbid obesity and its associated problems including diabetes, high
blood pressure, sleep apnea, high lipids, cholesterol, arthritis.
- He also offers the Laparoscopic
Gastric Sleeve procedure, also call Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy.
- He does not
perform any Gastric Banding procedure, such as the Lap-Band but does offer removal of the band and conversion to either
gastric bypass or gastric sleeve.
- Beaumont, Royal Oak, is a designated CENTER
OF EXCELLENCE for Bariatric surgery. To achieve this status, the program at Royal Oak went through
a rigorous application process which includes an on site inspection by the American College of Surgeons.
As a Center of Excellence, both the hospital and surgeon must pass criteria for such designation based upon performance,
numbers, results, facilities. These statistics are always up to date and available for patients. In
fact, every initial patient consultation includes review of the surgeon's results.
Weight Loss Surgery
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