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Upper gastrointestinal investigations before gastric banding
Surgical Endoscopy, 11/02/09

Bueter M et al. – Endoscopy and pH monitoring do not predict outcome for gastric banding and therefore have no relevance in the selection of patients for gastric banding. Patients with an incompetent LES shown by manometry had a higher reoperation rate. If this finding can be confirmed, patients with LES incompetence may need another intervention.

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