Open AccessEarly Effects of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery
Author(s) -
Archana Ramaswamy,
Edward Lee,
Bruce Ramshaw,
C. Daniel Smith
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
archives of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3644
pISSN - 0004-0010
DOI - 10.1001/archsurg.139.10.1094
Subject(s) - medicine , foregut , helicobacter pylori , esophagogastroduodenoscopy , surgery , weight loss , odds ratio , body mass index , confidence interval , gastroenterology , endoscopy , obesity , anatomy
Following weight loss surgery, many patients initially experience nonspecific foregut symptoms. Helicobacter pylori infection of the gastric remnant may be associated with foregut symptoms.