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Laparoscopic Cruroplasty and Magnetic Sphincter Augmentation Device Placement in Refractory Gastroesophageal Reflux After Sleeve Gastrectomy, a Case Report: a Less Invasive Surgical Alternative to Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass?

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  1. Department of General and Digestive Surgery, Elche University Hospital, Camino de la Almazara 11, 03203, Elche, Alicante, Spain

    Álvaro Soler-Silva

  2. Nutrition and Bariatric Center, Clinica Las Condes, Santiago de Chile, Chile

    Octavio Cordero, Carlos Barroso, Ricardo Funke, Matías Sepulveda & Camilo Boza

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Key Points

• GERD rate after sleeve gastrectomy is around 20%.

• The first treatment option is medical treatment.

• The second treatment option is conversion to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.

• MSA implantation could be a surgical alternative for GERD after sleeve gastrectomy.

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Soler-Silva, Á., Cordero, O., Barroso, C. et al. Laparoscopic Cruroplasty and Magnetic Sphincter Augmentation Device Placement in Refractory Gastroesophageal Reflux After Sleeve Gastrectomy, a Case Report: a Less Invasive Surgical Alternative to Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass?. OBES SURG 33, 982–983 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-023-06457-x

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