Sleeve gastrectomy with anti-reflux procedures

Objective Sleeve gastrectomy is the fastest growing surgical procedure to treat obesity in the world but it may cause or worsen gastroesophageal reflux disease. This article originally aimed to describe the addition of anti-reflux procedures (removal of periesophageal fats pads, hiatoplasty, a smal...

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Main Authors: Sergio Santoro, Arnaldo Lacombe, Caio Gustavo Gaspar de Aquino, Carlos Eduardo Malzoni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein
Series:Einstein (São Paulo)
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-45082014000300287&lng=en&tlng=en