esophagitis/obesity

This study is a retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data on 582 obese patients. It was conducted according to the ethical principles stated in the Declaration of Helsinki. Written informed consent was obtained from all subjects. The study protocol was approved by the Regional Ethics

The present study is a prospective, randomized comparative clinical trial involving 60 patients (due to limited flow rate and high expenses [14]) who will be subjected to laparoscopic single anastomosis gastric bypass at the department of surgery, Mansoura university, Mansoura, Egypt at the period

Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (SG) has gained popularity as a primary bariatric procedure in the past decade. According to the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO), 43.6% of all bariatric procedures performed worldwide were SG between 2013 and 2017.

Rationale/Significance: Obesity is a growing epidemic problem around the world. World Health Organization (WHO) defines obesity as a body mass index (BMI) over 30 Kg/m2 and it is estimated that 10% of the world's population is obese. Associated with obesity are health conditions that carry

1. THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK. APPROACH TO THE PROBLEM Background and justification Atrial fibrillation is the most common type of heart arrhythmia. Electrical isolation of the pulmonary veins in the left atrium with ablation is standard therapy in the invasive treatment of atrial fibrillation. One of

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) is a common problem affecting 10-20% of the population in the Western World. Approximately 250 million subjects worldwide and 30 million subjects in the US suffer from GERD. Among the 12 million Americans who suffer from daily heart-burn (the main symptom of

Patients and methods: A total of 70 patients will be recruited and randomized to two groups with a 1:1 allocation ratio. Patients in the control group receive LSG alone and in the experimental group receive LSG with HHR. All subjects should provide basic clinical and demographic information, be

GERD is a prevalent condition worldwide, estimated to be around 20-30 % in North America. Obesity is rapidly increasing with an estimated prevalence of 66% in the adult population in the United States. GERD symptoms are common in the obese population with data showing weekly GERD symptoms in 34.6%

This study is conducted in National Cheng Kung University Hospital, a tertiary health care center in Tainan, Taiwan. All participants give written informed consent before enrollment. After panendoscopy to confirm enrollment eligibility and reflux esophagitis in Los Angeles A or B, all patients are

INTRODUCTION: Intestinal metaplasia (IM) is considered a precancerous lesion and is associated with a very small increase of gastric cancer risk. Generally there are no widely accepted guidelines on the IM management. Recently, the European Endoscopic Society and other European academic companies

Longitudinal Sleeve gastrectomy is a type of Bariatric surgery where the stomach is divided vertically, reducing it to about 25% of its original size. Obesity itself is an independent risk factor for Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD); however it has been observed in the bariatric surgical

The epidemic of overweight and obesity in the United States of America along with its comorbidities continues to expand. Bariatric surgery has demonstrated to be the most effective and sustained method to control severe obesity and its comorbidities. For instance, type 2 diabetes mellitus was

This is a cross-section observational study. Outpatients presenting with acid reflux or heart burn are interviewed with standardized questionnaire to quantify severity of symptoms. The eligible patients undergo upper endoscopy to diagnose erosive esophagitis and further classify the degree of