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Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: Current Controversies in Gastroesophageal Reflux

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Abstract

Obesity is a global pandemic and a threat to health in the modern era. It increases the prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), generating great controversies when selecting the right bariatric surgery technique to be performed.

Bariatric surgery is the most effective and sustainable option in the treatment armamentarium against obesity. Sleeve gastrectomy (SG) is the most commonly performed weight-loss procedure worldwide.

There is growing concern that SG may worsen GERD when present preoperatively or could lead to the development of de novo GERD.

Discussing the issue of GERD after SG is of utmost importance as it affects the patient’s quality of life, potentially increases the risk of esophageal cancer, and could lead to revision surgery.

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Wilson, C.B., Vieyra, A.S., Yansen, J., Sosa, M. (2023). Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: Current Controversies in Gastroesophageal Reflux. In: Agrawal, S. (eds) Obesity, Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-60596-4_121

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