The role of gastro-oesophageal pressure gradient and sliding hiatal hernia on pathological gastro-oesophageal reflux in severely obese patients

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 404-411

  Fornari, Fernando ^a,b   Madalosso, Carlos A S ^a,d   Farré, Ricard ^c   Gurski, Richard R ^d   Thiesen, Victor ^d   Callegari Jacques, Sidia M ^d  

^a GASTROBESE   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PASSO FUNDO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Gastro oesophageal reflux disease; Oesophageal pH monitoring; Reflux oesophagitis; Severe obesity; Sliding hiatal hernia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGUS PH; ESOPHAGUS PRESSURE; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HIATUS HERNIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANOMETRY; OBESITY; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HERNIA, HIATAL; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; MANOMETRY; OBESITY, MORBID; PRESSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 77949453471     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEG.0b013e328332f7b8     Document Type: Article

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