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Page: << Prev | 1 | 2 | 3 "However, that said, there is no ideal procedure," Starpoli cautioned. "Both bypass and banding are not without their set of complications. And this study illustrates that while solving one problem, perhaps you worsen another. So, I would say that if you're going into any of these procedures to deal with obesity, and you have significant reflux, you definitely first need to have an appropriate evaluation as if you were considering an anti-reflux procedure."
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There's more on GERD at U.S. National Institutes of Health.
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Last updated 8/22/2008
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SOURCES: Frank K. Friedenberg, M.D., associate professor, section of gastroenterology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia; Anthony A. Starpoli, M.D., attending gastroenterologist, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York City, and director, gastro-esophageal research and endo-surgery, St. Vincent's Hospital, New York City; August 2008, The American Journal of Gastroenterology
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