Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Obesity

Gastroenterology Clinics of North America

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 39-46

  Anand, Girish ^a   Katz, Philip O ^a,b  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Esophagitis; Gastroesophageal reflux disease; Lower esophageal sphincter; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ESOMEPRAZOLE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; STOMACH SECRETION INHIBITOR;

ANTIREFLUX OPERATION; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; ESOPHAGEAL ADENOCARCINOMA; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BODY MASS INDEX; COMORBIDITY; ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER, LOWER; ESOPHAGITIS; FUNDOPLICATION; GASTRIC EMPTYING; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; OBESITY; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 77349125186     PISSN: 08898553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gtc.2009.12.002     Document Type: Review

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