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Gord Centre

Tel: +44 (0) 207 637 4010 or (0) 207 486 1515
Fax: +44 (0) 207 935 4984
Email: enquiries@gordcentre.org

Expertise in the surgical treatment of Morbid Obesity

Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding is designed to produce weight loss in severely and morbidly obese patients by restricting their food intake. The gastric band is placed around the stomach to create a gastric micro-pouch which enables the patient to experience an early sensation of fullness after eating only a small amount of food. We offer our patients the choice of the Lap-Band^® from Bioenterics and the new MiniMizer® Extra band from HospiMedical, which has advantages over the conventional Lap-Band^®

The Laparoscopic adjustable gastric band procedure allows the patient to take control of their food, rather than allow the food take control of them, after so many years of living with morbid obesity and to achieve a healthier weight.

Calculate your BMI with our  enquiry form

Expertise in the surgical treatment of Gastro-oesophageal reflux and Hiatus Hernia

Reflux occurs when the contents of the  stomach returns into the oesophagus or even the throat and mouth. The acidic nature of the stomach contents causes "burning" of the lining of the oesophagus producing pain (Heartburn) and oesophagitis (damage and inflammation of the lining of the oesophagus).

Although powerful anti-acid drugs improve the symptomatic control of patients with reflux and Hiatus Hernia, they do not provide a long term solution. Patients often do not realise how much the condition affects their every day lives until they find that they need to keep a cache of medicines in a variety of locations, at work, in their car and home. When they worry about forgetting to pack medication to go on holiday then they know the condition has taken over their lives.

With laparoscopic antireflux surgery the fundus of the stomach is wrapped symmetrically around the lower oesophagus to create a new valve. This procedure has reflux all wrapped-up.

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