Prevalence of upper digestive endoscopy and gastric histopathology findings in morbidly obese patients

Prevalence of upper digestive endoscopy and gastric histopathology findings in morbidly obese patients

CONTEXT: The prevalence of obesity has been increasing in modern society. Roux-en-y gastric bypass is a bariatric surgery that involves the exclusion of significant part of the stomach. Atrophy, intestinal metaplasia and gastric cancer have been associated with infection by Helicobacter pylori. OBJE...

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Main Authors: Judite Dietz, Jane Maria Ulbrich-Kulcynski, Katia Elisabete Pires Souto, Nelson Guardiola Meinhardt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE) 2012-03-01
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
Subjects:
Obesidade mórbida
Derivação gástrica
Endoscopia gastrointestinal
Infecções por helicobacter
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-28032012000100009&lng=en&tlng=en

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