GASTROESOPHAGEAL SYMPTOMS AFTER LAPAROSCOPIC GASTRIC BYPASS: MISTAKES IN PERFORMING THE PROCEDURE?

ABSTRACT - BACKGROUND: Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LGB) is the recommended procedure for morbidly obese patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). However, there have been reported gastroesophageal reflux symptoms or esophagitis after LGB. Few functional esophageal studies have...

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Main Authors: Italo BRAGHETTO, Owen KORN, Luis GUTIÉRREZ, Andrés TORREALBA, Jorge ROJAS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgia Digestiva 2022-06-01
Series:ABCD: Arquivos Brasileiros de Cirurgia Digestiva
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-67202022000100313&lng=en&tlng=en