title: The puzzling argument of antireflux surgery in obese patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease: can the excellent perioperative safety of antireflux surgery make up for better comprehensive long-term outcomes of bariatric surgery?
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Boston VA Healthcare System, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 1400 VFW Parkway (112), West Roxbury, MA, USA. Electronic address: piero.fisichella@va.gov.
authors.forename: Piero Marco
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Fisichella
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D018662:Fundoplication; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology*