Endoscopic and ultrasonographic evaluation before and after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for morbid obesity Avaliação endoscópica e ultra-sonográfica antes e depois de gastroplastia com derivação intestinal em Y-de-Roux para obesidade mórbida

BACKGROUND: Esophagogastric abnormalities are recognized prior and after bariatric procedures, but frequency and severity are debated. Liver and biliary tract findings are also of clinical importance, especially gallstones and liver steatosis. AIM: To compare pre-operative findings of hepatobiliary...

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Main Authors: Marcelo Passos Teivelis, Joel Faintuch, Robson Ishida, Paulo Sakai, Adriano Bresser, Joaquim Gama-Rodrigues
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE) 2007-03-01
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-28032007000100003