Pierfrancesco Visaggi, Matteo Ghisa, Brigida Barberio, Philip W Chiu, Ryu Ishihara, Geoffrey P Kohn, Sergey Morozov, Sarah K Thompson, Ian Wong, Cesare Hassan, Edoardo Vincenzo Savarino
Obesity is a chronic and multifactorial condition characterized by abnormal weight gain due to excessive adipose tissue accumulation that represents a growing worldwide challenge for public health. In addition, obese patients have an increased risk of hiatal hernia, esophageal, and gastric dysfunction, as well as gastroesophageal reflux disease, which has a prevalence over 40% in those seeking endoscopic or surgical intervention. Surgery has been demonstrated to be the most effective treatment for severe obesity in terms of long-term weight loss, comorbidities, and quality of life improvements and overall mortality decrease...
January 27, 2024: Diseases of the Esophagus: Official Journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus