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Preoperative Upper-GI Endoscopy Prior to Bariatric Surgery: Essential or Optional?

  • By

  • Yusef Moulla

  • Orestis Lyros

  • Matthias Mehdorn

  • Undine Lange

  • Haitham Hamade

  • Rene Thieme

  • Albrecht Hoffmeister

  • Jürgen Feisthammel

  • Matthias Blüher

  • Boris Jansen-Winkeln

  • Ines Gockel

  • Arne Dietrich

  • February 24, 2020

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    Bariatric surgery is the most effective treatment for morbid obesity when other therapies fail.

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    Preoperative upper-GI endoscopy is recommended by German guidelines for all bariatric patients.

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    The American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery suggests individualizing the need for upper-GI endoscopy.

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    In a study of 636 patients, gastritis was the most common abnormal finding during preoperative endoscopy.

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    Hiatal hernias were detected in 32.5% of patients, highlighting the importance of thorough preoperative evaluation.

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Preoperative Upper-GI Endoscopy Prior to Bariatric Surgery: Essential or Optional?

  • by Yusef Moulla, Orestis Lyros, Matthias Mehdorn, Undine Lange, Haitham Hamade, Rene Thieme, Albrecht Hoffmeister, Jürgen Feisthammel, Matthias Blüher, Boris Jansen-Winkeln, Ines Gockel, Arne Dietrich

  • February 24, 2020

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