Breakthrough
StomaphyX Device for Incisionless Surgery Now Offered in the Puget Sound area by
Dr. Myur S. Srikanth
Natural Orifice Surgery with the
pioneering StomaphyX device is now
available from Dr. Srikanth, who is
one of the leading providers in the field of bariatric surgery in the
The StomaphyX
allows a minimal downtime procedure where in the past a longer recovery would
have been required.
The procedure is done
transorally
– meaning through the mouth- so there are no incisions,
no visible scars and most patients can return to work as early as the next day.
StomaphyX is a break through transoral
device. Widely recognized as the next step in the evolution of minimally
invasive techniques, StomaphyX is introduced into the body, not through an
incision, but through a natural body orifice, the mouth. The procedure is
performed under visualization by an endoscope inserted down the central shaft of
the StomaphyX. Once inside the stomach, a small section of the stomach wall is
suctioned up into the device and fastened with a suture-like fastener creating a
fold called a
plication
(See enclosed picture). As
many as 10-20 plications may be created depending on the needs of the patient.
Hundreds of StomaphyX procedures are now being performed
successfully worldwide, and it is with great excitement that we bring it now to
the