Efecto del bypass en la esofagitis erosiva en pacientes con obesidad mórbida / Effects of gastric bypass on erosive esophagitis in obese subjects
Rev. méd. Chile
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134(3): 285-290, mar. 2006. tab
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in Spanish
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ABSTRACT
Background:
Obesity is an important risk for pathological gastroesophageal reflux.Aim:
To assess the effects of gastric bypass on obese subjects with erosive esophagitis. Patients andmethods:
Sixty two morbid obese subjects (aged 16 to 70 years, 41 females) with erosive esophagitis at the moment of surgery were studied. These patients were subjected to a gastric bypass with gastric resection. They were followed with upper gastrointestinal endoscopy every one year, looking for the presence of erosions or ulcers in the distal esophagus.Results:
The mean follow up period was 21 months. Prior to surgery all patients had heartburn or regurgitation and at two years after surgery, 97% were asymptomatic. Esophagitis was found in 97 and 6.5% before and after surgery, respectively. Two patients had an esophageal ulcer, that healed on follow up endoscopy. There was a 72% reduction of overweight on late follow up.Conclusions:
Gastric bypass is effective to control pathological gastroesophageal reflux in patients with morbid obesity.
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LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Obesity, Morbid
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Gastric Bypass
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Esophagitis, Peptic
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Gastroesophageal Reflux
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Chile
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidad de Chile/CL
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