SUCCESSFUL BARIATRIC SURGERY WAS CARRIED OUT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN UNI HOSPITAL
„Uni Hospital“ provides an opportunity for patients from Bulgaria and abroad for complex treatment of obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus efficiently and according to their individual medical needs.
A 56-year-old patient from England successfully underwent revision laparoscopic bariatric surgery. A similar type of intervention was performed for the first time at Uni Hospital and the region by Dr. Ivaylo Tsvetkov. Dr. Tsvetkov is a consultant in bariatric and metabolic surgery at North Midlands University Hospital, Stoke-on-Trent, UK. He explained that he made a new modification of the patient’s existing gastric bypass with the aim of a long-term weight reduction returned after the first operation.
„The operation went normally, the patient was mobilized immediately and discharged on the fourth day,“ explained Dr. Tsvetkov, who has performed nearly 900 weight-loss operations. The patient underwent laparoscopic gastric bypass in England in 2009. With this operation, he successfully reduced a large part of his extra wight and significantly improved his quality of life, but 12 years later, for a number of reasons, he regained more than 50% of the lost weight. There are other health problems that require – hip surgery and treatment for Type 2 Diabetes. The consultations with doctors in England and their recommendations are to lose at least 40 kg again. Due to the long waiting period for such an operation in UK and after conducting research, the patient from England decided to undergo the operation in Bulgaria, at „Uni Hospital“, Panagyurishte. His selection was based on references from other English patients regarding Dr. Tsvetkov’s qualifications, as well as the hospital’s acquired certificates and license to treat patients from abroad.
It has been proven that already on the tenth day after gastric bypass, the patient’s blood sugar normalizes, 2 to 3 months after the operation, sleep apnea disappears, hypertension and cholesterol normalize, joint and back pain subsides, metabolic syndrome improves, women’s chances of becoming pregnant increase, the risk of breast, ovarian, colon cancer decreases, and most importantly: the quality of life of the operated patients significantly improves,“ said Dr. Tsvetkov.
„Uni Hospital“ provides an opportunity for patients from Bulgaria and abroad for complex treatment of obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus efficiently and according to their individual medical needs. The treatment is competitively priced, comparable to that in Turkey, but with the same and better quality, ensuring follow-up and support for up to 3 years after the operation by a nutritionist, psychologist and bariatric surgeon.