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GASTRIC ELECTRICAL STIMULATION [2 records]

Record 1 2024-12-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Surgical Equipment
  • Surgery
  • The Stomach
CONT

GES [gastric electrical stimulation] uses an electrical device called a gastric pacemaker to provide mild electrical stimulation to the lower abdominal nerves. Utilizing minimally-invasive surgical techniques, the gastric pacemaker is placed subcutaneously in the abdomen. It is intended to induce early satiety through electrical stimulation of the gastric wall.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement médico-chirurgical
  • Chirurgie
  • Estomac
CONT

Un appareil qui diminue la sensation de la faim semble prometteur pour aider les personnes obèses à perdre du poids. Le stimulateur gastrique, qui émet des pulsations imitant la sensation d'être plein, est attaché à la paroi de l'estomac par de petites incisions.

Key term(s)
  • pace-maker gastrique

Spanish

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Record 2 2024-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgery
  • Digestive Tract
DEF

Electrical stimulation delivered to the stomach via an implanted system that consists of a neurostimulator and 2 leads.

CONT

How is the gastric stimulator implanted? If your doctor decides you are a good candidate for gastric electrical stimulation, you will be referred to a surgeon. The minimally invasive implanted treatment option takes one to two hours under general anesthesia. While you are asleep, your surgeon will place the gastric stimulator under the skin of the abdomen and connect the two wires to your stomach muscles.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chirurgie
  • Appareil digestif

Spanish

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