Tag: Heartburn / GERD / Indigestion
Revisional-RYGB Examined for GERD and Weight-Loss Failure
Almost all patients had remission of reflux symptoms after R-RYGB following sleeve gastrectomy
Sleep Apnea Treatment Cuts Nighttime Heartburn, Respiratory Symptoms
Positive airway pressure treatment itself associated with less wheezing
Hormone Therapy May Up Odds of GERD in Postmenopausal Women
Significant direct association seen between estrogen use, progestogen use, combined hormone therapy with gastroesophageal reflux disease
Anti-Reflux Mucosectomy Effective for GERD in Long Term
Long-term effect for 68.3 percent of gastroesophageal reflux disease patients; 42 percent could discontinue proton pump inhibitors
Sleeve Gastrectomy + Hiatal Hernia Repair or Fundoplication Reduces GERD
SG + HHR and SG + FP both effective for reflux resolution and weight outcomes; SG + FP superior in terms of GERD control
GERD Increases Risk for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
However, Mendelian randomization study did not identify reverse effect
Shift Work Tied to Higher Risk for Reflux Esophagitis
Associations strongest for younger workers and female workers
GERD in Children Linked to Anemia, Iron Deficiency
Moderate but significant correlation seen for gastroesophageal reflux disease with anemia, iron deficiency
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Causally Linked to Lung Cancer
Based on inverse variance weighted method, GERD found to substantially increase lung cancer risk
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Raises Risk for Periodontitis
Patients with GERD have increased risk in analyses stratified by age, sex, and presence or absence of comorbidities
