Hiatal Hernia Repair after Sleeve Gastrectomy: A case series

Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is shown to be effective in achieving weight loss and improving related co-morbidities in patients who suffer from morbid obesity. Despite this, there is ongoing controversy regarding the potential of worsening and de novo gastrointestinal reflux disease (GERD) postoperatively. Current standard of care for worsening or new onset GERD status-post LSG indicates revision to laparoscopic roux-en-y gastric bypass (RYGB) in those patients not responsive to medical therapy.
Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - Category: Surgery Authors: Source Type: research