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SynthesisAnnals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England2017

Safety and effectiveness of antireflux surgery in obese patients.

A Tandon, R Rao, A Hotouras, Q M Nunes, M Hartley, R Gunasekera, N Howes

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Synthesis in Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  6. Salvage Options for Fundoplication Failure.Current gastroenterology reports · 2019
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

A TandonAintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust , UK.
R RaoRoyal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust , UK.
A HotourasBarts Health NHS Trust , UK.
Q M NunesRoyal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust , UK.
M HartleyRoyal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust , UK.
R GunasekeraRoyal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust , UK.
N HowesRoyal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust , UK.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction The incidence of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease and obesity has increased significantly in recent years. The number of antireflux procedures being carried out on people with a higher body mass index (BMI) has been rising. Evidence is conflicting for outcomes of antireflux surgery in obese patients in terms of its safety and efficacy. Given the contradictory reports, this meta-analysis was undertaken to establish the outcomes of antireflux surgery (ARS) in obese patients and its associated safety. Methods A systematic electronic search was conducted using the PubMed, MEDLINE

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FundoplicationGastroesophageal RefluxHumansLaparoscopyObesityTreatment OutcomeAntireflux surgeryFundoplicationHigh body mass indexObesity

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PMID28853597
PMCPMC5697051

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