Gastroesophageal reflux disease in obese patients: The role of obesity in management

Diseases of the Esophagus

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 57-63

  Kendrick, Michael L ^a   Houghton, S G ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Bariatric procedures; Fundoplication; Gastric bypass; Gastroesophageal reflux; GERD; Obesity

Indexed keywords

BARIATRIC SURGERY; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; BODY MASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; EPIDEMIC; ESOPHAGITIS; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; STOMACH BYPASS; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; SYMPTOM; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BARIATRIC SURGERY; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; FUNDOPLICATION; GASTRIC BYPASS; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; OBESITY;

EID: 33645144588     PISSN: 11208694     EISSN: 14422050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2006.00540.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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