Impact of bariatric surgery in anti-reflux medication use in patients with asthma and GERD

Background: There is an association between asthma and GERD (1). Although bariatric surgery has shown to reduce medication use in both comorbidities separately, there is limited research done in a population who have both asthma and GERD.

Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - November 1, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Gerardo G Davalos, Dana D Portenier, Hui-Jie Lee, Jennifer Ingram, Daniel D Guerron Source Type: research