Association of GERD with Sleeve Gastrectomy: An Unintended Consequence

Bariatric surgery is a highly effective treatment for obesity that yields durable weight loss with significant improvement or resolution of T2D and other weight-related chronic cardiometabolic diseases. While the advantages of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG), the most performed bariatric surgery procedure, include procedural simplicity, short operating time, lower complication rate, durable weight loss, and significant improvement including remission of type 2 diabetes, a major drawback is