Objective Development of these guidelines is mandated by the American Association of
Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) Board of Directors and the American College of …

The confluence between the increased prevalence of gastro-esophageal reflux disease
(GERD) and of obesity has generated great interest in the association between these two …

The incidence of oesophageal adenocarcinoma has increased dramatically in the
developed world in the last half century. Over approximately the same period there has been …

Preoperative fasting involves being nil by mouth before surgical procedures requiring
sedation or anaesthesia.[1] In the postoperative period, complete avoidance of oral dietary …

The link between obesity and GERD is clear on all measures of the disease: clinical
symptoms, erosive oesophagitis, acid esophageal exposure, and complications. The …

Currently, the global prevalence of obesity among the world's adult population is about 650
million people, which makes it possible to consider this chronic metabolic disease as a non …

Background and objective Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) changes anatomy and
physiology of the gastrointestinal tract, and is followed by gastrointestinal side effects …

Objective This study aimed to evaluate the long-term efficacy of peroral endoscopic
myotomy (POEM) for patients with achalasia. Methods Prospective data collected from 115 …

AIM: To investigate the relationship between reflux and body mass index (BMI) in the
asymptomatic obese population using the impedance-pH technique. METHODS …

Background/Aims Obesity is regarded as an important contributor to the increasing
occurrence of gastroesophageal reflux disease. The aims of this study were to determine …