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01-12-2019 | Sleeve Gastrectomy | Letter to the Editor
Barrets Oesophagus and Sleeve Gastrectomy
Author:
Villy Våge
Published in:
Obesity Surgery
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Issue 12/2019
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Excerpt
The gastro-oesophageal junction (GOJ) is by definition the uppermost border of the gastric fold(s). In a normal situation, the squamo-columnar transition-zone (‘z-line’) and the GOJ are at the same level, both situated at the level of the diaphragm [
1,
2]. If the GOJ is above the diaphragm (pragmatically defined as more than 2 cm) this is called a hiatal hernia [
3]. …