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Esophageal Reflux Common After Sleeve GastrectomyAbout one in four patients will develop gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) after sleeve gastrectomy, but few will require conversion to gastric bypass for severe reflux, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Reuters Health Information, April 15, 2019
Partial Fundoplication May Have Edge in Treating GERDIn surgical treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), partial fundoplication (PF) prompts less dysphagia than total fundoplication (TF), according to randomized trial results reported by Scandinavian researchers.
DDW 2019Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from DDW 2019
Medscape Gastroenterology, April 18, 2019
Does Bariatric Surgery Lower the Risk for Incident Cancer?Dr Lowenfels comments on a study that suggests weight loss surgery may lower the risk for obesity-associated cancers (endometrial, colon, pancreatic, and postmenopausal breast).
