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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Jan 16, 2019; 11(1): 1-4
Published online Jan 16, 2019. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v11.i1.1
Published online Jan 16, 2019. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v11.i1.1
Routine surveillance endoscopy before and after sleeve gastrectomy?
Radwan Kassir, Rani Kassir, Bénédicte Deparseval, Sarah Bekkar, Chloé Serayssol, Department of Bariatric Surgery, CHU Félix Guyon, La Réunion, Saint Denis 97400, France
Olivier Favre, Pierre-Philippe Garnier, Department of Gastroenterology, CHU Félix Guyon, La Réunion, Saint Denis 97400, France
Author contributions: All authors participated in all stages of development of the study.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
Corresponding author: Radwan Kassir, MD, Professor, Department of Bariatric Surgery, CHU Félix Guyon, La Réunion, Allée des Topazes, Saint Denis 97400, France. radwankassir42@hotmail.fr
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Received: June 4, 2018
Peer-review started: June 4, 2018
First decision: June 15, 2018
Revised: November 22, 2018
Accepted: December 29, 2018
Article in press: December 30, 2018
Published online: January 16, 2019
Processing time: 226 Days and 13.8 Hours
Peer-review started: June 4, 2018
First decision: June 15, 2018
Revised: November 22, 2018
Accepted: December 29, 2018
Article in press: December 30, 2018
Published online: January 16, 2019
Processing time: 226 Days and 13.8 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: There is no consensus when it comes to the necessity of an oeso-gastroduodenal fibroscopy (OGDF) before and after bariatric surgery. After review of the literature, we set out the arguments in favor of performing a systematic preoperative and post-operative OGDF.