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A generally rectangular flexible wrap panel having longitudinally spaced inwardly tapering and outwardly opening opposite side marginal notches formed therein intermediate its opposite ends is provided and the outer margin of a radially split annular flexible yoke panel is secured across one end of

A generally rectangular flexible wrap panel having longitudinally spaced inwardly tapering and outwardly opening opposite side marginal notches formed therein intermediate its opposite ends is provided and the outer margin of a radially split annular flexible yoke panel is secured across one end of the wrap panel. Opposing edges of the wrap panel defining the notches are then overlapped and secured together to form darts in the wrap panel and the wrap panel is placed along the greater curvature of the stomach with the collar panel registered with the esophagogastric junction. The side marginal edges of the wrap panel are then wrapped about the stomach toward the lesser curvature, overlapped and sutured together and the circumferential ends of the yoke panel are overlapped and sutured together about the esophagogastric junction and the end edges of the collar panel are sutured together about the esophagus.

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The method of reduction of the capacity of a stomach, said method comprising the provision of an elongated generally rectangular flexible wrap panel having opposite ends and opposite side marginal edges and with the opposite side marginal edges each including longitudinally spaced laterally outwardl

The method of reduction of the capacity of a stomach, said method comprising the provision of an elongated generally rectangular flexible wrap panel having opposite ends and opposite side marginal edges and with the opposite side marginal edges each including longitudinally spaced laterally outwardly opening and inwardly tapering notches formed therein intermediate the opposite ends of the panel, a generally annular flexible yoke panel having adjacent opposing ends and a narrow elongated flexible strip panel, suturing the outer periphery of the yoke panel across one end of the wrap panel, suturing one longitudinal edge of the strip panel to the inner peripheral edge of the yoke panel, overlapping and suturing together the opposing edges of the wrap panel defining each notch to form darts in the panel and thereby conform the wrap panel to the shape of a stomach, placing the wrap panel along the greater curvature of the stomach with the central longitudinal zone of the wrap panel inwardly of the notches generally centered relative to the greater curvature, and thereafter suturing the opposite side marginal edges of the wrap panel snugly about the stomach, suturing the opposing ends of the yoke panel together about the esophagogastric junction and suturing the opposite ends of the strip panel together about the esophagus as well.