%0 Journal Article
%T Sleeve Gastrectomy and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
%A Naoki Hashimoto
%J Open Access Library Journal
%V 5
%N 11
%P 1-5
%@ 2333-9721
%D 2018
%I Open Access Library
%R 10.4236/oalib.1104987
%X <div style="text-align:justify;">
	<span style="line-height:1.5;">Sleeve gastrectomy (SG) is occupied over 25% of bariatric procedures, which becomes the second most commonly performed bariatric procedure after RYGB. But incidence of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) after SG was reported to be 6.5% - 40%. SG is regarded to induce or exacerbate GERD in general. Therefore preoperative manometry and GIF should be routinely per-formed. Patients with a lo</span><span style="line-height:1.5;">wer esophageal sphincter (LES) or preexisting sever GERD should be taken into consideration during patients counseling and selec-tion of the optimal bariatric procedure. Moreover, postoperative GIF should be performed to detect GERD, erosive esophagitis and BarrettĄ¯s esophagus.</span>
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%K Bariatric Surgery
%K Sleeve Gastrectomy (SG)
%K Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
%U http://www.oalib.com/paper/5300587