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Visceral Obesity is Associated with Thoraco-abdominal Pressure Gradient (TAPG) and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

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  1. Department of Surgery, Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-19-18 Nishishimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8471, Japan

    Kohei Uno, Takahiro Masuda, Atsushi Watanabe, Kazuhide Sato, Keita Takahashi, Keigo Hara, Fumiaki Yano & Ken Eto

  2. Department of Surgery, Saitama Jikei Hospital, 3-208 ishihara, Kumagaya-shi, Saitama, 360-0816, Japan

    Atsushi Watanabe

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Key Points.

• GERD was common in obesity (34.3%), despite competent EGJ anti-reflux pressure.

• Higher VSR was associated with elevated TAPG, which is a risk factor for GERD.

• VSR may play an important role in pathophysiology of obesity-related GERD.

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Uno, K., Masuda, T., Watanabe, A. et al. Visceral Obesity is Associated with Thoraco-abdominal Pressure Gradient (TAPG) and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease. OBES SURG 33, 3871–3878 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-023-06880-0

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