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Hiatal Hernia Evaluation Before Bariatric Surgery: Should It Be Routinely Done?

Ashraf ImamGeorge AsfourRiham ImamAvital Bilitzky-KopitGuy PinesShimon SapojnikovHarbi Khalayleh
Published in: Obesity surgery (2020)
Both EGD and UGIS, whether solely performed or combined, have low sensitivity for diagnosis of HH and can probably be omitted from the preoperative evaluation, except for high-risk patients.
Keyphrases
  • bariatric surgery
  • end stage renal disease
  • ejection fraction
  • newly diagnosed
  • chronic kidney disease
  • prognostic factors
  • patients undergoing
  • weight loss
  • gastroesophageal reflux disease