Gastro-esophageal Reflux and Esophageal Motility Disorders in Morbidly Obese Patients

Background: Morbid obesity has long been considered as a contributing factor to gastro-esophageal reflux, but the literature contains conflicting data on the subject. The authors studied a large number of morbidly obese candidates for bariatric surgery with objective means, in order to better define the incidence of gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) and esophageal motility disorders in this population. Methods: Morbidly obese patients, in...