A method is provided that involves endoscopically repairing or revising an
anastomotic outlet previously formed in a portion of a patient's stomach
as part of an earlier bariatric surgical procedure. The method may allow
a surgeon to alter gastric functionality, such as gastric emptying or
gastric dumping, by revising an existing anastomotic outlet. In this
manner, the size of the outlet may be adjusted to change the rate at
which contents pass from the stomach through the outlet. A surgical
device may be inserted transorally through the patient's mouth, down
through the esophagus and into the stomach or gastric pouch where it may
be positioned in the vicinity of the anastomotic outlet. The surgical
device may then be employed to revise the outlet to achieve a desired
outlet configuration. The anastomotic outlet may be revised using an
endoscopic fastening device that is configured to place a fastener in
tissue. The fastening device may include an endoscopic suturing device to
place one or more sutures in tissue in the region of the anastomotic
outlet. One or more plications may be formed in the region of the outlet
to narrow or reduce the opening of the anastomotic outlet.