Kanat BH, Doğan S. Is gastroscopy necessary before bariatric surgery? World J Gastrointest Endosc 2022; 14(1): 29-34 [PMID: 35116097 DOI: 10.4253/wjge.v14.i1.29]
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Burhan Hakan Kanat, MD, Associate Professor, Chief Doctor, Department of General Surgery, Malatya Turgut Özal University, School of Medicine, Alacakapı Mahallesi Kırkgöz Caddesi No. 70, Malatya 44100, Turkey. burhankanat@hotmail.com
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Surgery
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Minireviews
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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Jan 16, 2022; 14(1): 29-34 Published online Jan 16, 2022. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v14.i1.29
Is gastroscopy necessary before bariatric surgery?
Burhan Hakan Kanat, Serhat Doğan
Burhan Hakan Kanat, Serhat Doğan, Department of General Surgery, Malatya Turgut Özal University, School of Medicine, Malatya 44100, Turkey
Author contributions: Kanat BH and Doğan S contributed equally to this work; all authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest to disclose.
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Corresponding author: Burhan Hakan Kanat, MD, Associate Professor, Chief Doctor, Department of General Surgery, Malatya Turgut Özal University, School of Medicine, Alacakapı Mahallesi Kırkgöz Caddesi No. 70, Malatya 44100, Turkey. burhankanat@hotmail.com
Received: February 18, 2021 Peer-review started: February 18, 2021 First decision: May 5, 2021 Revised: May 26, 2021 Accepted: December 22, 2021 Article in press: December 22, 2021 Published online: January 16, 2022
Core Tip
Core tip: The European Association of Endoscopic Surgery guidelines recommend esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) for all bariatric procedures. They strongly recommend it for Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB). The British Obesity & Metabolic Surgery Society recommends routine perioperative EGD for sleeve gastrectomy (SG), even if patients are asymptomatic, but not for RYGB. It is recommended for symptomatic patients scheduled for RYGB. According to the International Sleeve Gastrectomy Expert Panel Consensus Statement, preoperative EGD is definitely recommended for SG, but its routine use for RYGB is controversial. The American Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Association recommends that endoscopy be performed only on symptomatic patients scheduled for bariatric surgery.
