Savannah, Ga.—Weight loss surgery (specifically, gastric bypass) has always been thought to have the side benefit of treating reflux, but doctors are learning that in fact, weight lost surgery is not always the end of the disease.
In a presentation at the 2017 Bariatric Summit, Leena Khaitan, MD, MPH, described her research with patients experiencing reflux after bariatric surgery and proposed an algorithm for how to evaluate and treat these patients.