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ArticleObesity surgery2024

Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Screening in Bariatric Surgery Candidates: Correlating the Findings with GERD symptoms.

Seyed Ali Ebrahimi, Elahe Karazhian, Narges Mesbah, Zahra Mostafavian, Mohammad Javad Ghamari, Amin Dalili, Hamed Gol Mohammadzadeh, Elham Mokhtari, Rasam Mashoufi, Tooraj Zandbaf

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Seyed Ali EbrahimiStudent Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran.
Elahe KarazhianDepartment Of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Narges MesbahStudent Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran.
Zahra MostafavianDepartment of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran.
Mohammad Javad GhamariDepartment of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran.
Amin DaliliSurgical Oncology Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Hamed Gol MohammadzadehDepartment of General Surgery, Mother Hospital, Mashhad, Iran.
Elham MokhtariDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran.
Rasam MashoufiInnovative Medical Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran.
Tooraj ZandbafDepartment of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran. tooraj.zandbaf@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-4882-5058

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Abstract

introductionThe role of routine preoperative esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) in bariatric surgery candidates is controversial. This study compares preoperative EGD outcomes with patient-reported gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) symptoms to determine if a case-based EGD is appropriate. PATIENTS AND

methodsA prospective cohort study was conducted from April 2022 through September 2023 in Mashhad, Iran. All patients underwent EGD. To assess GERD symptoms, we used the GERD-Health Related Quality of Life questionnaire. Patients were categorized into two groups: the asymptomatic group (GERD-HRQL = 0) and the symptomatic group (GERD-HRQL > 0).

resultsA total of 165 patients were included, out of which 133 (80.6%) were in the symptomatic group and 32 (19.4%) were in the asymptomatic group. Esophagitis was present in 41 (24.8%) patients. There was no significant difference in the frequency of esophagitis (18.8% vs. 26.3%, p-value = 0.37), hiatal hernia (18.8% vs. 18.8%, p-value = 1.00), gastritis (56.3% vs. 63.9%, p-value = 0.42), and H. pylori infection (9.4% vs. 12.0%, p-value = 1.00) between the asymptomatic and symptomatic groups, respectively. None of the demographic factors or comorbidities of asymptomatic patients were associated with esophagitis, except for hiatal hernia (OR = 7.67, 95% CI 3.01-19.53, p-value < 0.001). Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis showed that the GERD-HRQL total scores, as well as the heartburn and regurgitation subscales, were poor predictors of esophagitis (AUC 0.57, 0.51, and 0.56, respectively).

conclusionEGD findings were not associated with GERD symptoms in candidates for bariatric surgery.

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Bariatric SurgeryEndoscopy, Digestive SystemGastroesophageal RefluxObesity, MorbidQuality of LifeAdultEsophagitisFemaleGastritisHernia, HiatalHumansIranMaleMiddle AgedPreoperative CareProspective StudiesBariatric surgeryEsophagitisEsophagogastroduodenoscopyGastroesophageal refluxGERD-HRQL

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