Table 1.

The Relationship Between Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding and Esophageal Disease

Study	Pathology	Evaluation	Findings
de Jong et al50	GERD	Endoscopy, manometry, ambulatory pH monitoring	Reduced GERD
Woodman et al51	GERD	Symptom reporting	Reduced GERD
Iovino et al56	LES pressure	Manometry, questionnaire, 24-hour ambulatory pH-metry	Increase in LES pressure
Weiss et al59	LES pressure	Endoscopy, barium swallow, manometry, 24-hour esophageal monitoring	Impaired LES relaxation, increased esophageal dilation
Milone et al65	Esophageal dilation	Barium swallow	Increased esophageal dilation
Dargent68	Esophageal dilation	Barium swallow, band removal	Increased esophageal dilation

GERD, gastroesophageal reflux disease; LES, lower esophageal sphincter.