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IFSO Position Statement on the Role of Esophago-Gastro-Duodenal Endoscopy Prior to and after Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Procedures

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One of the roles of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO) is to provide guidance on the management of patients seeking surgery for adiposity-based chronic diseases. The role of endoscopy around the time of endoscopy is an area of clinical controversy. In 2018, IFSO commissioned a task force to determine the role of endoscopy before and after surgery for the management of adiposity and adiposity-based chronic diseases. The following position statement is issued by the IFSO Endoscopy in Bariatric/Metabolic Surgery Taskforce. It has been approved by the IFSO Scientific Committee and Executive Board. This statement is based on current clinical knowledge, expert opinion, and published peer-reviewed scientific evidence. It will be reviewed regularly.

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Appendix 1. Members of the IFSO appointed task force reviewing the literature on Endoscopy in Bariatric Surgery

Kelvin Higa—USA

Scott Shikora—USA

Guilherme M. Campos—USA

Yazmin Johari Halim Shah—Australia

George Balalis—Australia

Wendy Brown—Australia

Lilian Kow—Australia

Jacques Himpens—Belgium

Almino Ramos—Brazil

Miguel Herrera—Mexico

Ahmad Bashir—Jordan

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Brown, W.A., Johari Halim Shah, Y., Balalis, G. et al. IFSO Position Statement on the Role of Esophago-Gastro-Duodenal Endoscopy Prior to and after Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Procedures. OBES SURG 30, 3135–3153 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-020-04720-z

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