What is the world is a bougie?

Are you talking about the tube they insert into the stomach during the SG to help guide the surgeon on the appropriate size to make the new sleeve?

bou·gie/ˈbo͞ojē/

Noun:

A thin, flexible surgical instrument for exploring or dilating a passage of the body.

Here is great clip that describes the bougie:

bou·gie/ˈbo͞ojē/

Noun:

A thin' date=' flexible surgical instrument for exploring or dilating a passage of the body.

Here is great clip that describes the bougie:

http://youtu.be/g3G4dSmJUro

Very good video! I love Dr. A!

They will insert it into your tummy through your mouth and it will guide the staple line. Done correctly it assures they wont undersize your tummy, amoung other things.

I have read some papers that suggest your doc should measure the length of your stomach before deciding on the diameter bougie they use, but my doc was unaware of it - most are, really.