Open AccessEsophageal motility disorders after gastric banding
Author(s) -
O’Rourke R. W.,
Deveney C. W.,
McConnell D. B.,
Wolfe B. M.,
Jobe B. A.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
diseases of the esophagus
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.115
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1442-2050
pISSN - 1120-8694
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2007.00685.x
Subject(s) - medicine , gastric banding , esophageal sphincter , esophageal motility disorder , gastroenterology , motility , esophagus , weight loss , morbid obesity , obesity , reflux , achalasia , disease , biology , genetics
SUMMARY. The long‐term effects of gastric banding on esophageal function are not well described. This report describes a 28‐year‐old woman who developed signs and symptoms of abnormal esophageal motility and lower esophageal sphincter hypotension after gastric banding for morbid obesity. The current literature addressing the effects of gastric banding on esophageal function in light of this case report is discussed.