Revisional bariatric surgery for gastroesophageal reflux disease: characterizing patient and procedural factors and 30-day outcomes for a retrospective cohort of 4412 patients.

Bariatric surgery GERD Revisional Sleeve gastrectomy

Journal

Surgical endoscopy
ISSN: 1432-2218
Titre abrégé: Surg Endosc
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 8806653

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
31 Oct 2023
Historique:
received: 16 06 2023
accepted: 24 09 2023
medline: 1 11 2023
pubmed: 1 11 2023
entrez: 1 11 2023
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a well-established potential consequence of bariatric surgery and can require revisional surgery. Our understanding of the population requiring revision is limited. In this study, we aim to characterize patients requiring revisional surgery for GERD to understand their perioperative risks and identify strategies to improve their outcomes. Using the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP) registry, a retrospective cohort of patients who required revisional surgery for GERD in 2020 was identified. Multivariable logistic regression modelling was used to assess correlations between baseline characteristics and morbidity. 4412 patients required revisional surgery for GERD, encompassing 24% of all conversion procedures. In most cases, patients underwent sleeve gastrectomy (SG) as their original surgery (n = 3535, 80.1%). The revisional surgery for most patients was a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) (n = 3722, 84.4%). Major complications occurred in 527 patients (11.9%) and 10 patients (0.23%) died within 30 days of revisional surgery. Major complications included anastomotic leak in 31 patients (0.70%) and gastrointestinal bleeding in 38 patients (0.86%). Multivariable analyses revealed that operative length, pre-operative antacid use, and RYGB were predictors of major complications. GERD is the second most common indication for revisional surgery in patients who have undergone bariatric surgery. Patients who underwent SG as their initial procedure were the primary group who required revisional surgery for GERD; most underwent revision via RYGB. Further inquiry is needed to tailor operative approaches and pre-operative optimization for revisional surgery patients.

Identifiants

pubmed: 37907658
doi: 10.1007/s00464-023-10500-4
pii: 10.1007/s00464-023-10500-4
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Langues

eng

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© 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.

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Auteurs

Sarah MacVicar (S)

Department of Surgery, University of Alberta Hospital, 8440 112 Street NW, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2B7, USA. smacvica@ualberta.ca.

Valentin Mocanu (V)

Department of Surgery, University of Alberta Hospital, 8440 112 Street NW, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2B7, USA.

Uzair Jogiat (U)

Department of Surgery, University of Alberta Hospital, 8440 112 Street NW, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2B7, USA.

Kevin Verhoeff (K)

Department of Surgery, University of Alberta Hospital, 8440 112 Street NW, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2B7, USA.

Jerry Dang (J)

Digestive Disease & Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.

Daniel Birch (D)

Department of Surgery, University of Alberta Hospital, 8440 112 Street NW, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2B7, USA.

Shahzeer Karmali (S)

Department of Surgery, University of Alberta Hospital, 8440 112 Street NW, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2B7, USA.

Noah Switzer (N)

Department of Surgery, University of Alberta Hospital, 8440 112 Street NW, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2B7, USA.

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