Review Article

Endoscopic Evaluation of Symptomatic Patients following Bariatric Surgery: A Literature Review

Table 1

UGI symptoms following bariatric surgery.

Symptoms Yang et al.*Huang et al.**Lee et al.***

Nausea/vomiting47 [29.4%]
LVBG = 38; LRYGB = 9
26 [53%]37 [48.7%]
Epigastric discomfort44 [27.5%]
LVBG = 32; LRYGB = 12
UGI bleed26 [16.3%]
LVBG = 7; LRYGB = 19
6 [12%]1 [1.3%]
Abdominal pain26 [53%]19 [25%]
Heartburn/acid regurg26 [16.3%]
LVBG = 22; LRYGB = 4
Dysphagia10 [6.3%]
LVBG = 10; LRYGB = 0
8 [16%]41 [53.9%]
Anemia with dizziness7 [4.4%]
LVBG = 2; LRYGB = 5

*A total of 104 patients underwent endoscopic examinations, 76 patients had undergone LVBG, and 28 had undergone LRYGB.
**This study describes patients who underwent LRYGB.
***This study describes a total of 76 patients who underwent RYGB: 66 underwent LRYGB, 6 underwent open RYGB, and 4 underwent robotic RYGB.