Obesity and GERD: Pathophysiology and effect of bariatric surgery

Current Gastroenterology Reports

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 205-212

  Tutuian, Radu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Body mass index (BMI); Esophageal manometry; Esophageal reflux monitoring; Gastric banding; Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD); Proton pump inhibitors (PPI); Roux en Y gastric bypass; Sleeve gastrectomy; Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy

Indexed keywords

BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GASTRIC BANDING; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; ROUX Y ANASTOMOSIS; SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY; STOMACH BYPASS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

GASTRECTOMY; GASTRIC BYPASS; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROPLASTY; HUMANS; OBESITY;

EID: 79955922711     PISSN: 15228037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11894-011-0191-y     Document Type: Review

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