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Management of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in the Morbidly Obese

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With the widespread acceptance of laparoscopic procedures for treatment of morbid obesity, has come the proposal that morbidly obese patients who suffer with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) should be treated by laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass rather than by an antireflux procedure. This chapter addresses this controversy. The procedures described, and the specific modifications in laparoscopic technique required in the morbidly obese patient, are described in both SAGES manuals.

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  1. University of Iowa Health Care, Iowa City, IA, USA

    Rebecca Thoreson (Surgery Resident)

  2. Department of Surgery, Oregon Health Sciences University, USA

    Lee Swanström (Clinical Professor, Director)

  3. Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Legacy Health System, Portland, OR, USA

    Lee Swanström (Clinical Professor, Director)

  4. Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA

    Sayeed Ikramuddin (Director of Bariatric Surgery, Associate Professor)

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  1. Department of Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, USA

    Carol E. H. Scott-Conner MD, PhD (Professor) (Professor)

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Thoreson, R., Swanström, L., Ikramuddin, S. (2008). Management of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in the Morbidly Obese. In: Scott-Conner, C.E.H. (eds) The SAGES Manual of Strategic Decision Making. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-76671-3_13

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