Comment to "Conversion of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy to roux-en-y gastric bypass: Patterns predicting persistent symptoms after revision"

Gastroesophageal reflux (GERD) is a well-known issue after sleeve gastrectomy (SG) and conversion to Roux-en-Y gastric (RYGB) has long been established as the logical method of treatment in case of intractable GERD because it leaves only a small fraction of the stomach and prevents the reflux of bile content into the gastric pouch. In addition, many studies have shown a better improvement on GERD after RYGB compared to SG as a primary bariatric surgery and a risk of developing de-novo GERD in 2.3% after RYGB compared to 9.3% after SG 1.
Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - Category: Surgery Authors: Source Type: research