A long-term study finds that Roux-en-Y gastric bypass leads to greater sustained weight loss and better GERD management than ...

Roux-en-Y gastric bypass led to greater weight loss than sleeve gastrectomy in patients with obesity at 10 years, according ...

Pharmacology Consult Pathophysiology of GERD and Ulcer Disease Gastrointestinal ... via the presence of prostaglandins present in the gastric mucosa that inhibit gastric secretion, stimulate ...

Many experts maintain that GERD is caused by dysfunction of the gastroesophageal barrier and that gastric acid secretion is not the primary underlying defect. 2 A few studies have, however, raised ...

gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and gastric ulcers.But not everyone who experiences heartburn needs one. Several of the PPIs have been widely advertised to consumers and heavily promoted ...

impaired expulsion of gastric reflux from the esophagus, or a hiatal hernia. These changes may be permanent or temporary ("transient"). Another kind of acid reflux, which causes respiratory and ...