Complete medical check-up :
- Consultation with the anaesthetist in the Le Goff team who prescribes the pre-operative check-up
- Consultation with the psychiatrist-psychoanalyst
- Consultation with the team’s nutritionist
- Fibroscopy by a gastroenterologist to examine the whole stomach and any associated diseases
- X-ray of the stomach (upper gastrointestinal series) showing the morphology of the stomach
- Abdominal ultrasound to determine the size of the liver and the existence of any gall stones
- Lower Limb venous Doppler to examine for venous insufficiency
- Prescription for compression stockings
- Consultation with a cardiologist to check for heart disease
- Consultation with a pulmonologist for lung function testing and to check for sleep apnoea
During the second and third consultation :
- The results of the check-up are discussed
- A team meeting is held with the nutritionist, the psychiatrist-psychoanalyst and the surgeon to OK the operation