Kohei Uno, Takahiro Masuda, Atsushi Watanabe, Kazuhide Sato, Naoko Fukushima, Yoshitaka Ishikawa, Keita Takahashi, Yoshihiro Shirai, Koichiro Haruki, Masami Yuda, Muneharu Fujisaki, Yuichiro Tanishima, Fumiaki Yano, Ken Eto
Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is the most frequently performed procedure in bariatric-metabolic surgery (BMS) worldwide, accounting for approximately 90% of BMS procedures in Japan. While numerous studies have reported on the safety and efficacy of LSG, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) remains a major postoperative complication. Although Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is preferred for severe obesity with GERD, it is less suitable for Japanese patients who have a higher risk of gastric cancer due to the remnant stomach which is difficult to observe with esophago-gastro-duodenoscopy...
April 2024: Asian Journal of Endoscopic Surgery