Review Article
Sleeve Gastrectomy and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Table 4
Proposed mechanisms for a decrease in prevalence of GERD symptoms afterSG.
| Proposed mechanisms for decreased GERD after SG | Reference |
| Accelerated gastric emptying | Melissas et al. [54], Shah et al. [55] | Decreased abdominal obesity | Pandolfino et al. [17] | Increased long-term gastric compliance | Karamanakos et al. [34] | Restoration of the angle of His | Himpens et al. [49] | Decreased acid production | ā | Gastric sleeve shape | Lazoura et al. [52] | Decreased wall tension | Santoro [56] |
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