Comment on: The burden of abdominal pain after bariatric surgery in terms of diagnostic testing: the OPERATE study

Vink et  al. [1] have contributed to the metabolic and bariatric literature with their study on the need for numerous diagnostic tests to help diagnose the cause of abdominal pain after bariatric operations. It is essential to note that in the authors’ study population of all bariatric patients in a sing le Dutch center over a 1-year time period (December 2020–December 2021), 86% of patients underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. This is a significantly higher percentage than is seen in most U.S. bariatric programs, which tend to be sleeve heavy [2].
Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Editorial comment Source Type: research