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ArticleObesity surgery2015

Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding outcomes in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease or hiatal hernia.

Vincenzo Pilone, Antonio Vitiello, Ariola Hasani, Rosa Di Micco, Angela Monda, Giuliano Izzo, Pietro Forestieri

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Article in Obesity surgery, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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  3. Operative Treatments for Reflux After Bariatric Surgery: Current and Emerging Management Options.Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract · 2017
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Vincenzo PiloneDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy.
Antonio Vitiello
Ariola Hasani
Rosa Di Micco
Angela Monda
Giuliano Izzo
Pietro Forestieri
University of Naples Federico II · ITUniversity of Salerno · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundGastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and hiatal hernia (HH) are classically considered contraindications to bariatric restrictive procedures. Despite the high number of studies that have been published, the relationship between laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) and GERD/HH is still not clear.

methodsWe have retrospectively analyzed the outcomes of LAGB in patients operated in 2010 with HH and/or GERD. The gastroesophageal reflux was diagnosed if the patients had heartburn and regurgitation more than once a week, and hiatal hernia was assessed by esophagogastroduodenoscopy and/or upper GI radiogram with swallow. Data on heartburn, assumption of antacid medication, weight loss, and rate of complications in both patients with and without GERD or HH were collected.

resultsOne hundred and twenty patients that underwent LAGB at our department were enrolled in our study; 40 had symptoms of GERD and 25 had hiatal hernia preoperatively. There was no difference of percentage excess weight loss (%EWL) at 12 months (45.4 ± 20.4 vs 4.6 ± 19.5 kg/m(2)) and 36 months follow-up (49.4 ± 16.5 vs 48.6 ± 18.9 kg/m(2)) between asymptomatic patients and patients with HH or GERD symptoms. The number of patients with preoperative heartburn (40 to 10) and/or assumption of antacid drugs (38 to 7) significantly decreased after LAGB

conclusionsLAGB is an effective and safe surgical treatment for morbidly obesity in patients with GERD or HH, since it induces both a significant weight loss and an improvement of reflux symptoms.

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Anti-Ulcer AgentsBody Mass IndexFemaleGastroesophageal RefluxGastroplastyHeartburnHernia, HiatalHumansLaparoscopyMaleObesity, MorbidRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeWeight LossAnti-Ulcer Agents

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