Preoperative esophagogastroduodenoscopy in patients without reflux symptoms undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: utility or futility?

Tagleb S Mazahreh Abdelwahab J Aleshawi Nabil A AlZoubi Mohammed Z Allouh Khaled A Jadallah Rasheed Elayyan Nathan M Novotny

Published in: Clinical and experimental gastroenterology (2019)

Preoperative EGD may not be mandatory for asymptomatic GERD individuals undergoing LSG as post-operative complications and early follow up for GERD symptoms are not significantly different. Further prospective studies with longer follow up are needed to evaluate the role of EGD in individuals undergoing LSG.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
patients undergoing
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
risk factors
sleep quality
patient reported outcomes
depressive symptoms