WHEN SHOULD BE CONVERTED LAPAROSCOPIC SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY TO LAPAROSCOPIC ROUX-EN-Y GASTRIC BYPASS DUE TO GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX?

Italo Braghetto Owen Korn Ana Maria Burgos Manuel Figueroa-Giralt

Published in: Arquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgery (2021)

Patients with reflux symptoms and esophagitis or Barrett´s esophagus after SG present defective lower esophageal sphincter function and increased acid reflux. These conditions support the indication of conversion to LRYGBP.

Keyphrases

roux en y gastric bypass
weight loss
gastric bypass
obese patients
bariatric surgery
physical activity
depressive symptoms
urinary incontinence