Impact of Obesity on Clinical, Physiologic, and Durability Outcomes After Antireflux Surgery in a 2388-patient Cohort
Shahin Ayazi, Sven Eriksson, Ping Zheng, Vineeth Sadda, Michelle Bojalad, Ahmed Aly, David L. Bartlett · 2026
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Shahin Ayazi and colleagues analyzed in 2026 antireflux surgery outcomes for 2,388 patients, asking whether obesity undermines the operation as tradition assumes. Patients treated between 2011 and 2024 received either a fundoplication wrap or a magnetic sphincter device, and were split at a body mass index of thirty-five. The obese group numbered 309 and arrived with larger hiatal hernias and worse measured reflux.
One year after surgery, symptom scores, satisfaction, and freedom from acid-suppressing pills all matched between groups, and the picture held at three years. Five-year anatomical integrity and revision rates were also similar. One exception stood out: obese patients with the magnetic device normalized their acid exposure far less often. The authors argue body mass alone should not bar patients from antireflux surgery.
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| CREATOR | Shahin Ayazi, Sven Eriksson, Ping Zheng, Vineeth Sadda, Michelle Bojalad, Ahmed Aly, David L. Bartlett |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 32073 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |