Incidence of Abnormalities of the Gastric Tube Following Sleeve Gastrectomy and Its Role on Esophagitis Progression.

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine the incidence of gastric tube abnormalities after SG and its relationship with esophagitis progression.

Methods: Retrospective study which included 459 patients in the postoperative period of SG who underwent an esophagogastroduodenoscopy in both pre- and postoperative periods. The main studied variables were presence of gastric tube abnormalities (dilation, neofundus, twist, and hiatal hernia) and esophagitis progression.