ArticleObesity surgery2026
The Impact of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease on Esophageal Motility in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: a Retrospective Record-Based Study.
Article in Obesity surgery, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
4 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
introductionLaparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is a widely performed bariatric procedure, known for its efficacy in weight reduction and metabolic improvement. Postoperative development or exacerbation of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and its impact on esophageal motility remain areas of concern. This study aimed to assess the impact of GERD on esophageal motility in patients undergoing LSG and associated predictors using multivariate analysis.
settingKing Abdullah Medical City, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
methodsA retrospective, record-based cohort study was conducted on 600 patients who underwent LSG, with inclusion criteria requiring availability of both preoperative and postoperative high-resolution manometry (HRM) and documented GERD status. Sociodemographic, clinical, endoscopic, and manometric data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics, including multivariate logistic regression.
resultsPostoperative GERD symptoms were prevalent across all age groups, especially in younger patients and smokers, though no significant associations were found with gender, comorbidities, or preoperative proton pump inhibitors (PPI) use. While most patients exhibited normal peristalsis and esophageal motility post-surgery, ineffective peristalsis and mild motility disorders were observed more frequently in those with GERD. Multivariate analysis identified preoperative GERD (OR = 3.20, p = 0.032), postoperative GERD (OR = 2.85, p = 0.041), and limited BMI reduction or postoperative weight gain as significant predictors of esophageal motility disorders.
conclusionGERD, both pre- and postoperatively, significantly increases the risk of esophageal motility dysfunction after LSG. Suboptimal weight loss further contributes to this risk, emphasizing the need for comprehensive preoperative evaluation and long-term follow-up to optimize outcomes.
Indexed as
Identifiers
41629732What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.