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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 28, 2015; 21(36): 10348-10357
Published online Sep 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i36.10348
Published online Sep 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i36.10348
Table 1 Symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease
| GERD in obesity | De novo GERD after SG | Improvement of GERD after SG | |
| Mechanism | Increasing BMI | Lack of gastric compliance | Reduced intra-abdominal pressure |
| Increasing intragastric pressure | Increased intraluminal pressure | Reduced acid production | |
| Increasing gastroesophageal pressure gradient | Gastric fundus removal | Accelerated gastric emptying | |
| Hiatal hernia | LES pressure | Reduced gastric volume | |
| Final shape of the sleeve | |||
| Narrowing at the junction of the vertical and horizontal parts of the sleeve | |||
| Twisting of the sleeve | |||
| Dilation of the fundus | |||
| Persistence of hiatal hernia |
- Citation: Stenard F, Iannelli A. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy and gastroesophageal reflux. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(36): 10348-10357
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i36/10348.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i36.10348