Complications
GERD
GERD, STILL, REFLUX
Asymptomatic GERD A de novo significantly increased postoperatively after one year and decreased after two years. This higher incidence and the coincidental finding of asymptomatic GERD A during the EGD can be explained by the fact that the new stomach had more restrictions with significantly lower volume after a long period of the dilating stomach. Furthermore, the incidence of GERD was slightly but insignificantly lower in the BLSG group. A study by Fink et al. also reported having lower rates of GERD with BLSG compared to NBLSG [Still, this study showed that after re-LSG, a lower GERD A in the BLSG (12 vs. 15 in the NBLSG) and lower grade B (3 vs. 4 in the NBLSG) were found during the routine endoscopy, wherefore the band can help prevent GERD after LSG over time. So banded procedures could have beneficial effects in preventing GERD and reflux symptoms and have a lower incidence of re-operation than an LSG procedure, as reported by Hany et al. [