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SUBMITTER: Tolone S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7187802 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tolone Salvatore S Savarino Edoardo E de Bortoli Nicola N Frazzoni Marzio M Frazzoni Leonardo L Savarino Vincenzo V Docimo Ludovico L
Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract 20191016 1
<h4>Introduction</h4>Bariatric surgery is increasingly performed. Since there are numerous surgical techniques, the effects of these on the esophageal function are still poorly understood. We aimed at assessing the effect of different techniques on esophagogastric junction (EGJ), esophageal peristalsis and reflux exposure using high-resolution manometry (HRM), and impedance-pH monitoring (MII-pH).<h4>Methods</h4>All obese patients underwent symptomatic questionnaires, endoscopy, HRM, and MII-pH ...[more]