Medical Science
Volume 26, Issue 129, November 2022
The association between gastro esophageal reflux disease and bariatric surgery
Fauwaz Fahad Alrashid1, Saleh Ali Alsanea2, Abdullah Ibrahim Alrasheed2, Hamoud Ali Almatrood2, Saadeldin Ahmed Idris1,3♦
1Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Hail, KSA
2Medical Student, College of Medicine, University of Hail, KSA
3Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Alzaeim Alazhari
University, Sudan
♦Corresponding author
Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Hail, KSA
Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Alzaeim Alazhari
University, Sudan
ABSTRACT
Background: Obesity is ordinarily accompanying gastro esophageal reflux disease. Thus, losing weight will improve it. In contrary it
can occur after bariatric surgery as a complication and in some cases, it may appear and develop for the first time as consequence of
bariatric surgery. Aims: To determine the association between gastro esophageal reflux disease and bariatric surgery among patients
underwent bariatric surgery in Hail region, Saudi Arabia. Methodology: From February to June 2022, a cross sectional study included
all patients who underwent bariatric surgery in Hail region. The extracted data had been manipulated statistically using IBM SPSS
version 22.0. Results: Out of 477 patients that managed by the mean of bariatric surgery, 379 participants were responded effectively
to the study survey. In consideration of demographics, 41.7% of the participants were aged 15-30 years. Most of them (55.9%) were
male. Before surgery, 32.7% had gastro esophageal reflux disease and 60.5% of them had shown improvement after surgery. Post
surgical procedure, 16.1% of the participants had a newly developed gastro esophageal reflux disease. Nearly, 67.3% of the
participants had a laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy and 48.8% were diagnosed with gastro esophageal reflux disease. Statistics
indicate that bariatric surgery and gastro esophageal reflux disease are significantly correlated (P=0.000). Conclusion: Each patient
should be made aware of the risks of gastro esophageal reflux disease accompanying such procedures.
Keywords: Bariatric, Corpulence, Gastric bypass, Gastroesophageal reflux
disease (GERD), Gastric sleeve, Obesity
Medical Science, 2022, 26, ms465e2502
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi/v26i129/ms465e2502
Published: 14 November 2022
