Measurement of gastric wall thickness after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: obesity comorbidities and gastric wall in Chinese patients with obesity
This study showed that the anatomical location of the gastric wall is a major predicting factor of GWT. Furthermore, gastritis, reflux esophagitis, male gender, BMI > 40 kg/m2, body weight > 100 kg, and hypertension may increase the GWT at the antrum and fundus in Chinese patients with obesity.
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