Spectrum of gastric histopathologies in morbidly obese Turkish patients undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy

Dogan U., Suren D., Oruc M. T., Gokay A. A., Mayir B., Cakir T., ...More

EUROPEAN REVIEW FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES, vol.21, no.23, pp.5430-5436, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 21 Issue: 23
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN REVIEW FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.5430-5436
  • Keywords: Laparoscopy, Bariatric surgery, Morbid obesity, Gastritis, BARIATRIC SURGERY, INTESTINAL METAPLASIA, ENDOSCOPY, DISEASES, ARTICLE
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: In this study, we aimed to describe the findings associated with gastric pathology and to identify the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) in patients undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG).