Background The barium swallow is a commonly performed investigation, though recent
decades have seen major advances in other esophageal diagnostic modalities. Purpose …

Gut motility and hormone changes after bariatric procedures : Current Opinion in Endocrinology,
Diabetes and Obesity Gut motility and hormone changes after bariatric procedures : Current …

METHODS: Patients with a history of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy or Roux-en-Y gastric
bypass who underwent a diagnostic high-resolution impedance manometry (HRIM) either …

Introduction The development of achalasia after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is rare.
Heller myotomy (HM) is the gold standard treatment while peroral endoscopic myotomy …

BACKGROUND Per-oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is safe and effective for the treatment
of achalasia. There is limited data on performance of POEM in patients with altered upper …

Objectives Patients with esophageal motility disorders (EMDs) including achalasia after
gastric surgery have not been thoroughly characterized. Furthermore, the efficacy of peroral …

Abstract Purpose of Review Obesity and related comorbidities are on the rise, with trends
showing that nearly half of the United States population will be obese by 2030. This review …

Introduction: Achalasia following bariatric surgery is a rare phenomenon with diverse
potential physiopathological origins. Aims: This article aims to explore the hypothetical …

Purpose Synchronous and metachronous presentations of achalasia and obesity are
increasingly common. There is limited data to guide the combined or staged surgical …

Background Vertical banded gastroplasty (VBG) has high rates of long-term complications.
Conversion to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is considered optimal; however, there are …