Wednesday, June 17, 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Auditorium Lulli

Chairs: Minoa K. Jung (Switzerland) – Silvana Perretta (France) – Anthony Kalloo (USA) 

1. How does obesity impact esophageal physiology? – Eric Sheu (USA)
2. Should esophageal physiologic testing be routinely performed prior to bariatric intervention? – Brent Hiramoto (USA) 
3. How should dysphagia following bariatric surgery be evaluated? – Aymen AlMuhaidb (Saudi Arabia)
4. Can bariatric surgery cause achalasia and achalasia-like disorders? – Karthik Ravi (USA)
5. How do weight regain and associated interventions affect esophageal symptoms? – Ahmad Najdat Bazarbashi (Saudi Arabia)
6. What are the consequences of intragastric balloons on esophageal and gastrointestinal symptoms? –  Allison R. Schulman (USA)
   
   Panel Chat/Q&A
    
7. What are the mechanisms underlying excessive reflux following bariatric surgery? – Minoa K. Jung (Switzerland)
8. How should reflux following bariatric surgery be managed? – Silvana Perretta (France)
9. What is the approach to a hiatal hernia following bariatric surgery? – Salvatore Tolone (Italy)
10. Do endoscopic gastric remodeling procedures cause esophageal symptoms? – Allison R. Schulman (USA)
11. What are the esophageal and gastrointestinal side effects of GLP-1 receptor agonist use? – Nayna Lodhia (USA)
12. What is the impact of obesity and weight loss interventions on the risk of Barrett’s esophagus and esophageal cancer? – Nitin Ahuja (USA)