Small incisions are made in the abdominal wall to insert small trocars.
2. The stomach is examined and the blood vessels on the side of the stomach are separated.
3. A Bougie tube is inserted into the stomach to determine the size of the newly formed small stomach
4. A special tool is used to separate the stomach into two parts
6. The stomach is completely divided into two.
7. The new stomach is formed, which has about 20-25% of the original stomach volume in the form of a tube.