Gastroesophageal reflux disease is diagnosed at an alarming rate after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. Revisional surgery with conversion to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass does not guarantee reflux control and is associated with morbidity. There is a need to optimize the objective foregut patient pathway prior to bariatric surgery and to perform concurrent hiatal repair in individuals with a defective esophago-gastric junction and abnormal esophageal acid exposure. The role of adjunctive surgical procedures (hiatal reinforcement, fundoplication, magnetic sphincter augmentation) is still controversial due to lack of follow-up and standardized reporting, and current recommendations are based on expert opinion or case series.
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