Sasse Surgical Associates, PC is Northern Nevada’s premier provider of minimally invasive surgical solutions. Dr. Sasse is a nationally recognized expert in bariatric surgery, gastroparesis, nutritional support, colorectal surgery, minimally invasive hernia and gallbladder surgery, and regenerative wound healing.
Areas of Expertise:
- Bariatric Surgery
- Gastric Sleeve
- Gastric Bypass
- Intestinal Failure
- Life Care Plan Review
- Bariatric Surgery Revision
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- Gallbladder Surgery
- Nutrition Support
- Hernia Surgery
- Medically Supervised Weight Loss
- Gastroparesis
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Founder and Medical Director, Kent C. Sasse, MD, MPH, FACS, FASCRS, FASMBS, is certified by the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery, American Board of Surgery, and the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery.
Dr. Sasse performed the first laparoscopic colon resection procedure and the first laparoscopic gastric bypass procedure in northern Nevada more than 25 years ago. More recently, he is credited with performing the first daVinci Single Site gallbladder procedure in late 2013.
With over 20 years of experience, Dr. Sasse is a sought-after speaker and mentor to surgeons around the nation. He hosts cadaver courses on surgical topics including complex abdominal wall reconstruction at the University of Nevada School of Medicine for visiting surgeons. He has also authored numerous peer-reviewed research articles, and some of his most recent papers discuss sleeve gastrectomy, laparoscopic rectopexy, gastric physiology, Gastroparesis, endoscopic techniques for gastric repairs, and minimally invasive hernia repair. He is an author of approximately 50 peer-reviewed publications and several books.
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By: Dr. Kent Sasse
In catastrophic abdominal injury cases, few line items move a damages figure like nutrition support. Home parenteral nutrition - intravenous feeding delivered through a central catheter - runs somewhere in the range of $103,000 to $176,000 per year for an adult in the United States. Projected across a young plaintiff’s life expectancy, that single entry can account for the majority of a life care plan's total value.
By: Dr. Kent Sasse
Mesh is used to support the tissues in most hernia repairs in the U.S. This practice stems from research showing that without reinforcement material, hernias tend to recur frequently over the long term when the repairs are performed using suture repairs alone. Surgical mesh, made from polypropylene
By: Dr. Kent Sasse
Metabolic and Bariatric surgery and endoscopy play increasingly important roles in the treatment of type two diabetes and obesity. American Diabetes Association and other societal guidelines now incorporate sleeve gastrectomy and gastric bypass into their recommended treatment protocols.
Kent Sasse, MD
This updated and expanded edition of Outpatient Weight-Loss Surgery delivers timely information and the latest research results on innovative procedures, including Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy, Mini-Gastric Bypass and the latest innovations in Laparoscopic Gastric Banding with Imbrication. The new edition explains why the Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass is the cure for Type 2 Diabetes and Pre-Diabetes in 85% of cases.
Kent Sasse, MD
he decision to have a surgical weight-loss procedure is a life-affirming decision. Choosing the correct procedure requires diligence, responsibility, hard work, determination and resourcefulness to inform yourself to the point of making the best informed decision.
Kent Sasse, MD
Combining the science of weight loss with inspiration and advice that has dramatically improved the lives of many people, this guide offers a compelling case that change is possible and that losing weight may be the most important life change a person can make.
Kent Sasse, MD
Surgical weight-loss procedures have come a long way in the last several decades. Not only have the procedures become much safer and much less invasive with the advent of laparoscopic surgery, but the surgical procedures themselves have come to be accepted in the medical field as having real health benefits rather than being viewed as simply cosmetic. The benefits to weight loss have been long-documented, and the benefits from weight-loss operations are now documented as well. However, weight-loss operations are still surgical procedures, and not to be undertaken lightly.
Kent Sasse, MD
This simple yet powerful tips resource provides meaningful evidence-based practical and effective tips for initial weight loss and long-term weight maintenance. It touches on key topics that help remind us to initiate and ingrain long-term healthy behaviors. It points out small meaningful steps that we can all take on the road to a healthier weight.
