Min Hospital recently announced that it provided a bariatric and metabolic surgery observation program to surgical specialists from Saudi Arabia and China, sharing its patient-safety-centric surgical system and clinical experience.
The visiting delegation recently visited Min Hospital, located in Gangbuk-gu, Seoul. According to Min Hospital, this event was prepared with the goal of establishing a global medical professional education network and sharing the clinical capabilities in bariatric and metabolic surgery accumulated within the hospital with overseas medical professionals. The hospital is actively standardizing bariatric and metabolic surgery techniques with a focus on patient safety, both domestically and internationally.
The delegation directly observed the site where Hospital Director Kim Jong-min performed a Single Anastomosis Sleeve Ileal Bypass (SASI) procedure. They observed the entire clinical process in real-time, from the strict pre-operative patient evaluation stage to systematic surgical procedures and complication prevention strategies, thereby learning Min Hospital's advanced surgical know-how. It is reported that they showed particular interest in the technique design prioritizing patient safety and the systematic post-operative recovery management system.
Min Hospital has already been recognized for its history of performing the nation's first Single Anastomosis Sleeve Ileal Bypass, among other achievements, and has been selected as a 'M.A.S.T.E.R. Institute' by Johnson & Johnson MedTech and an 'Accredited Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Hospital' by the Korean Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. Through these recognitions, the hospital is operating professional bariatric and metabolic surgery education programs for medical professionals both domestically and internationally.
Furthermore, Min Hospital is establishing a patient-centered treatment system where an endocrine surgeon directly oversees the entire process, including diagnosis, examination, surgery, follow-up observation, and nutrition/lifestyle management. Based on cumulative clinical experience of over 1,500 cases of diabetes bariatric and metabolic surgery, the hospital performs customized surgeries that comprehensively consider the patient's constitution, diabetes type, and pancreatic function status.
Min Hospital Director Kim Jong-min stated, "Min Hospital, as a specialized hospital for diabetes metabolic surgery, is not limited to sleeve gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, but has established a system capable of performing various sleeve-based bypass surgeries, including duodenal bypass, proximal jejunal bypass, and single anastomosis sleeve ileal bypass." He added, "Our strength lies in maximizing treatment effectiveness and lowering the recurrence rate by selecting the optimal method from a total of five surgical procedures based on the patient's BMI, duration of diabetes, and pancreatic function."