Endoscopic Findings 5 Years Following Sleeve Gastrectomy.

Purpose: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) has rapidly become increasingly popular in bariatric surgery. However, in the long-term follow-up, intractable severe gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) after primary LSG can necessitate further investigations. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the endoscopic results at 5-year follow-up, on a cohort of patients who underwent LSG, the correlation GERD-esophagitis, and the results of pH-metry studies.