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Article: Gastric bypass works for GERD and obesity in patients with prior surgery.
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- Life Science Weekly
- Article date:
- December 7, 2004
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2004 DEC 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery can effectively control gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) symptoms in morbidly obese patients who had previous antireflux surgery, with the additional benefit of weight loss and improvement of comorbidities, according to a new study.
The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine study found that gastric bypass is feasible and effective in controlling GERD in patients who had previous antireflux surgery and who have subsequently gained significant weight, and in obese patients who have had previous antireflux procedures and continued to have problems with GERD.
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