Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy and gastroesophageal reflux

The prevalence of obesity is rising, becoming a medical problem worldwide. Also GERD incidence is higher in obese patients compared with normal weight, with an increased risk of 2.5 of developing symptoms and erosive esophagitis. Different treatment modalities have been proposed to treat obese patie...

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Main Authors: Popescu Andrada-Loredana, Ioniţa-Radu Florentina, Jinga Mariana, Gavrilă Andrei-Ionuţ, Săvulescu Florin-Alexandru, Fierbinţeanu-Braticevici Carmen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2018-12-01
Series:Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/rjim-2018-0019